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MR. KENDALL, GAVE A BRIEF HISTORY OF HEARTHSTONE, INDICATING IT <br /> <br />IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION WHICH ORIGINATED OUT OF THE <br />UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH. AS A RESULT OF THE NEED FOR HOUSING <br />FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN COMING TO THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FOR <br />CANCER TREATMENT, THE PROJECT WAS STARTED. MR. KENDALL INDICATED <br />THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES NO GRANTS OR INCOME OTHER THAN CHARITABLE <br />CONTRIBUTIONS. <br /> <br /> MR. CONOVER ASKED FOR A LISTING OF OTHER PROJECTS THAT HAVE <br />RECEIVED TAX EXEMPT STATUS. <br /> <br /> MR. WILEY STATED THAT THE STANDARDS FOR DECLARING CHARITABLE <br />INSTITUTIONS AS TAX EXEMPT HAD BEEN CHANGED AS OF 1971. ORGANIZA- <br />TIONS IN OPERATION PRIOR TO THIS DATE ARE COVERED UNDER THE GRAND- <br /> <br />FATHER CLAUSE. HE INDICATED THAT TO HIS KNOWLEDGE, MADISON HOUSE <br /> <br />IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION THAT SECURED AN ENDORSEMENT FROM COUNCIL <br />FOR A SPECIAL BILL. HE STATED THAT THE ONLY OTHER ORGANIZATION <br />IN THE CITY THAT HAS SUCH AN EXEMPTION IS THE PERRY FOUNDATION, <br /> <br /> WHOSE STATUS WAS ACQUIRED BEFORE IT WAS NECESSARY TO RECEIVE THE <br /> <br /> ENDORSEMENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY. <br /> <br /> MAYOR BUCK ASKED WHAT TAXES WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THIS <br /> <br /> EXEMPTION? <br /> <br /> MR. WILEY ANSWERED, INDICATING PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES AND <br /> <br /> BUSINESS LICENSE TAXES. <br /> <br /> MR. BUCK ASEED FOR THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, BASED ON PAST <br /> POLICIES. <br /> <br /> MR. WILEY REPLIED, SAYING THAT EVENTHOUGH HEARTHSTONE IS A <br /> WORTHWHILE CAUSE, COUNCIL HAS BEEN HESITANT TO CREATE NEW EXEMPTIONS <br /> <br /> BECAUSE OTHER SUCH ORGANIZATIONS MAY ASK FOR THE SAME. HE STATED <br /> THAT A REQUEST HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE FACILITY FOR THE DEAF ON <br /> <br /> RIDGE STREET. THIS ORGANIZATION WOULD BE IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS <br /> <br /> HEARTHSTONE. MR. WILEY STATED THAT ALL CHURCHES AND EDUCATIONAL <br /> FACILITIES ARE AUTOMATICALLY EXEMPTED AND SOME ORGANIZATIONS SUCH <br /> <br /> AS THE ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS, ARE COVERED UNDER THE <br /> GRANDFATHER CLAUSE. <br /> <br /> MR. CONOVER STATED THAT HE DID NOT FIND MUCH PLEASURE IN DOING <br /> <br /> SO, BUT FOUND IT NECESSARY TO MOVE TO DENY THE RESOLUTION, AND <br /> <br /> CONTINUE THE POLICY OF FUNDING OPERATIONS THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. <br /> MR, BUCK SECONDED THE MOTION, INDICATING THERE WAS NO QUESTION <br /> <br /> OF THE WORTH OF HEARTHSTONE, BUT A QUESTION OF HOW IT IS TO BE <br /> FUNDED; BY BLINDLY CREATING A TAX EXEMPT STATUS OR ANNUALLY RE- <br /> VIEWING THE ORGANIZATION .AND MAKING CONSIDERATIONS ALONG WITH OTHER <br /> ORGANIZATIONS. <br /> <br /> DR. HALL STATED THAT HE LOOKED AT THE REQUEST FROM A DIFFERENT <br /> STANDPOINT. HE FELT HEARTHSTONE IS A WORTHWHILE ORGANIZATION <br /> SERVING A WORTHY CAUSE AND MAKING A CONTRIBUTION TO ;-FNE COMMUNITY <br /> AND HUMANITY. HE INDICATED HE WOULD VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE EXEMPTION. <br /> <br /> MR. ALBRO ECHOED DR. HALL'S SENTIMENTS. HE STATED THAT EVENTHOUGH <br /> THE PROCESS OF ACHIEVING EXEMPTION HAS NOT BEEN ORDERLY OR UNIFORMED, <br /> HE FELT COMFORTABLE WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE OBTAINED SUCH <br /> STATUS. HE STATED THAT THE MANNER THE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE OBTAINED <br /> <br /> <br />