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Council looks to adopt new property maintenance code By Amanda Joering ajoering@nky.com
FORT THOMAS — The Fort Thomas City Council is looking to adopt a new property maintenance code that will help regulate properties throughout the city. At a council meeting Monday,
Nov. 5, an ordinance was given to council that would replace the city’s current code, the 1987 Building Officials Code Administrators International (BOCA) code, with a new International Property Maintenance Code. City Administrator Donald Martin said the international
code is taking the place of the BOCA and other regional codes, providing codes that don’t have regional limitations. While most cities will use the same code, councils also have the power to make changes to the code when necessary, Martin said.
“This code is a template for all communities that they can amend to fit their individual needs,” Martin said. General Services Director Ron Dill said the purpose of the code is to set the minimums and standards for structures in the city.
“It’s a great enforcement tool for us to use when individuals choose not to maintain their properties,” Dill said. “Luckily, in our community, we don’t have many problems like that, but it does happen sometimes.” See COUNCIL, Page A2
Library mistake causes tax bill reprint Adds to existing tax bill delay By Chris Mayhew cmayhew@nky.com
NEWPORT — The Campbell County Public Library will pay to reprint all property tax bills after having them printed with the library tax increase rate voters rejected at the polls Nov. 6. The library did not make a legal notice of the potential tax rates in the event the ballot measure failed, said JC Morgan, library director. “We did not advertise that rate as we were required to by state law,” Morgan said. The library asked for the reprinting because having the proper tax rate is the right thing to do, he said. “That reprinting will come at our expense,” Morgan said. The incorrect rate of 9.4 cents per $100 of property valuation for library tax portion of property taxes was printed on the bills. Voters turned down the 9.4 cents rate
at the polls, rejecting the 27 percent tax increase from the 2011 rate of 7.4 cents per $100 of assessed value. State law pertaining to legal petitions required no action by the library board, and the rate automatically reverts to the compensating rate set by the state, he said. Morgan said the library was notified of the wrong rate being on the tax bills Nov. 8. The correct rate that will be on the reprinted tax bills will be 7.7 cents per $100 of assessed property valuation. “And we reacted immediately to have the tax bills printed correctly,” Morgan said. The library will pay the county clerk and sheriff offices for the cost of reprinting and stuffing the new tax bills in envelopes, he said. All tax bills, numbering about 32,000, are in the process of being reprinted, said Campbell County Clerk Jack Snodgrass, whose office prints the bills. Printing of See TAX BILL, Page A2
A SWEET GIFT
Fort Thomas residents Vicky Thornton and Jen Rehberger tape their podcast, “What Really Matters,” covering topics centered on family and parenting. AMANDA JOERING/COMMUNITY RECORDER
Podcast now offers more of ‘What Really Matters’ By Amanda Joering ajoering@nky.com
FORT THOMAS — What began six years ago as a way to network and share information has now turned in to something much more for Fort Thomas residents Vicky Thornton and Jen Reh-
ELECTION RESULTS
Rita shares a recipe for Brigadeiros that doubles as a dessert or gift from the kitchen. B3
Results from council races inside. For full results visit NKY.com. A3
berger. After meeting at a library story time and seeing how parents there would network and share information, Thornton and Rehberger got the idea to take that networking to the next level, leading to the creation of their podcast show, “What Really Mat-
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