ORDINANCE
Motion/Request:
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MOTION to adopt a proposed "An Ordinance Establishing Tax Relief for Certain Modified Handicap Accessible Vehicles" as contained in draft dated July 31, 2023.
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Background:
Town Council Meeting 7/26/2023: A Resident appealed to the Town Council to for relief from personal property tax for Modified Handicap Accessible Vehicles that complied with and was in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes ? 12-81c "Municipal option to exempt certain motor vehicles".
"Sec. 12-81c. Municipal option to exempt certain motor vehicles. The legislative body of any municipality may, by ordinance, exempt from personal property taxation (1) any ambulance-type motor vehicle which is used exclusively for the purpose of transporting any medically incapacitated individual, except any such vehicle used to transport any such individual for profit, (2) any property owned by a nonprofit ambulance company, and (3) any motor vehicle owned by a person with disabilities, or owned by the parent or guardian of such person, which vehicle is equipped for purposes of adapting its use to the disability of such person, provided the legislative body of the municipality adopts a definition of such vehicle."
The cost to purchase handicap accessible a vehicle was about $90,000. Several manufactures such as Chrysler, Toyota, Honda, etc. produce handicap accessible vehicles which would be based on the person's disability. Some that some v handicap accessible a vehicle had lifts for wheelchair access, or a ramp that slides out; and that some vehicles kneel down so that it was lower on one side and a ramp that folded out. He also noted that the side door on some vehicles open with a remote control.
Proposed Ordinance:
DRAFT: 7/31/2023 8/23/2023
Ordinance #200 -________
AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING TAX RELIEF FOR
CERTAIN MODIFIED HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES
IN THE TOWN OF LEDYARD
Be it ordained by the Town Council of the Town of Ledyard: "An...
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