NOTICE OF ADOPTION

To the taxpayers of Brown County, State of Indiana.

You are hereby notified that on June 16, 2012, the County Council, of Brown County, State of Indiana, pursuant to notice heretofore given, and under and by virtue of IC 6-1.1-41, IC 36-9-14.5, IC 36-9-14.5-2, duly adopted a plan whereby a Cumulative Capital Development Fund was established to provide the following:

For all uses as set out in IC 36-9-14.5-2.

The fund will be provided for a property tax rate of $0.0333 on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of taxable real and personal property within the taxing unit beginning in 2012 and payable 2013, and thereafter, continuing until reduced or rescinded.

Fifty (50) or more taxpayers in the taxing unit who will be affected by the tax rate and corresponding levy may file a petition with the Brown County Auditor, not later than thirty (30) days after the publication of this Notice, setting forth their objections to the proposed rate and levy. Upon filing the petition, the County Auditor shall immediately certify the same to the Department of Local Government Finance, at which point the Department will fix a date for and conduct a public hearing on the proposed rate and levy before issuing its approval or disapproval thereof.

Date this 11 day of July, 2012.

Glenda Stogsdill Auditor of Brown County

Brown County Council

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