Section R15-12-201. Primary Property Tax Calculations

A.      The Commission shall calculate the maximum allowable pri- mary property tax levy limits for political subdivisions as fol- lows:

1.        The maximum allowable primary property tax rate shall equal the resulting value of the following rounded to four decimal places:

a.         102% of the sum of the previous fiscal year’s maxi- mum primary property tax levy divided by;

b.        the sum of the values provided by the County Asses- sor’s office and the Department for the current year’s value of the previous year’s centrally assessed, locally assessed real, locally assessed secured personal, and locally assessed unsecured personal property, divided by 100.

2.        The maximum allowable primary property tax levy limit shall equal the sum of the current value of the current year’s property as provided by the County Assessor and the Department including centrally assessed, locally real, locally assessed secured personal, and locally assessed unsecured personal property, divided by 100 and multi- plied by the maximum allowable primary property tax rate.

3.        Political subdivisions may request that a specific alterna- tive methodology be considered by the Commission. If the Commission determines the alternative methodology will more accurately calculate the levy limit of the politi- cal subdivision, such alternative methodology shall be used.

B.       The Commission shall calculate the allowable primary prop- erty tax levy limit by reducing the maximum allowable pri- mary property tax levy limit by the sum of the amount of excess levies, excess collections and excess expenditures.

Historical Note

Adopted effective September 14, 1990 (Supp. 90-3).