Residential Tax Rates

Substantial increases in the effective tax rates

Residential Rollback has increased in each of the past four years. Overall tax rates have increased each of the past five years.

Does not include: Increases in property assessments Fee increases

(garbage, sewer, . . .)

(Total and taxable values have increased in all areas).

Commercial reassessments

2010 Davenport Commercial reassessment

Taxpayer Awareness
Confusing time lines
March

'11 '11

August Sept. Jan.

- receive in mail assessment changes for 2011 - receive in mail tax bill for 2010

' 11

- pay 2010 taxes

'12

- set levy rates for 2011 assessments

Local Governments
More Transparency

Acknowledge the increases from the rollback Stop the No Increase misinformation Be aware of total increase from all sources

Business that can't live with a 4.58% annual increase in primary revenue source is poorly managed. CPI from 2007 to 2011 is less than 12.5%

Cut Costs

Areas to Cut Costs

Unpaid Days off for Salaried Management 1 unpaid day every two weeks for upper management staff before service cuts to line employees Privatize where compete with private Compost Facility in Davenport Golf Courses in Davenport and Bettendorf Garbage services in all communities Sewer operations Cafeterias in Schools

business

State Legislature
Simplify

the Property Tax System

Any system that requires multiplication of two numbers with over five significant digits after the decimal point is too complicated. Provide homeowners a level of certainty from year to year.

Give

Reforms are needed for union contracts and retirement costs.

Local Government Tools to Control Costs

Action Items
Sign

the Petition the elected officials

available at Opt4Better.org
Contact

names, phone number and emails available at Opt4Better.org