PART ONE – Administrative Code

BROWSE ORDINANCES

PART ONE – ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

101 – Codified Ordinances.
103 – Official Standards.
105 – Public Records Policy.
121 – Council.
123 – Ordinances and Resolutions.
131 – Mayor.
133 – Clerk-Treasurer.
137 – Solicitor.
139 – Police Department.
141 – Safety Committee.
143 – Board of Trustees of Public Affairs.
145 – Water and Waste Water Treatment Department.
147 – Board of Trustees of the Cemetery.
149 – Cemetery Sexton.
150 – Street Department.
151 – Planning Commission.
153 – Employees Generally.
155 – Community Reinvestment Areas.
157 – Village Improvement Commission.
159 – Urban Renewal.
171 – Income Tax.
173 – Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016.

TAXPAYERS’ RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

“TAXPAYERS’ RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES” means the rights provided to taxpayers in sections 718.11, 718.12 , 718.19, 718.23, 718.36, 718.37, 718.38, 5717.011 , and 5717.03 of the Ohio Revised Code and any corresponding ordinances of the Municipality, and the responsibilities of taxpayers to file, report, withhold, remit, and pay municipal income tax and otherwise comply with Chapter 718. of the Ohio Revised Code and resolutions, ordinances, and rules adopted by a municipal corporation for the imposition and administration of a municipal income tax.

These rights and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The municipal corporation shall maintain a Local Board of Tax Review to hear appeals of the taxpayer on assessments issued by the Tax Administrator. The Taxpayer or the Tax Administrator may appeal the Final Determination of the Local Board of Tax Review.
• Civil actions to recover municipal income tax, penalties and interest have time limits.
• Taxpayer has a prescribed manner in which to request a refund from the Tax Administrator.
• Taxpayer has a required responsibility to timely and accurately file annual returns, reports, documents, and to timely remit all taxes due on such annual returns, reports, documents and filings.
• At or before the commencement of an audit (where the tax administrator has ordered the appearance of the taxpayer), the Tax Administrator shall inform and provide the Taxpayer with certain information regarding the audit.
• Taxpayer has a required responsibility to allow examination of their books, papers, records, and federal and state income tax returns by the tax administrator.
• Taxpayer has certain recourse if aggrieved by an action or omission of the Tax Administrator, their employee or an employee of the municipal corporation.

For Tax Years through 2015, the Village of Garrettsville Income Tax Code is contained in Chapter 171 of the Codified Ordinances. For tax years beginning January 1, 2016 and later, Chapter 173 of the Codified Ordinances will apply.