A proposed ordinance that would help raise revenue for the construction and rehabilitation of roads and streets within the City of Plymouth died for a lack of a motion Monday night.
The Plymouth City Council members held a public hearing on a municipal excise surtax and municipal wheel tax ordinance earlier this month and called a first reading on the ordinance. The ordinance was up for second reading during a specially-called meeting last week during budget discussions. It was tabled and brought up for discussion on Monday night.
The ordinance suggested enacting a municipal excise surtax at a $25 rate on passenger vehicles, motorcycles, trucks under 11,000 pounds and motor driven cycles, according to City Attorney Sean Surrisi. A municipal wheel tax would have imposed a $40 fee for heavier vehicles such as buses, recreational vehicles, semi-trailers, tractors, trailers, and trucks.
Clerk-Treasurer Jeanine Xaver produced budget projections from 2012 to 2017 for property tax funded funds for the council members to review for possible impact of the tax. Council member Jeff Houin assisted in the calculations.
A motion was unanimously approved to take the ordinance off the table for consideration, but when Mayor Mark Senter called for a motion on second reading for further discussion the action was not put forth by any council member. Therefore, the ordinance died.
City Attorney Sean Surrisi asked for any feedback or direction before the next agenda item and there was no comment from any council member.
