HAWAI’I COUNTY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DATE: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 TIME: 5:00 p.m. PLACE: Hawai’i County Building Council Chambers 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai’i Pursuant to Chapter 19, Article 11, Section 19-90, of the Hawai’i County Code, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Council of the County of Hawai’i for the purpose of considering real property tax rates for all classes of real property in the County of Hawai’i for fiscal year July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021. Public testimony will be taken at the hearing in Hilo in the conference room across from the Hilo Council Chambers, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai’i; and in Kona in the Kona Council Office Conference Room, West Hawai’i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A, Kailua- Kona, Hawai’i. Testifiers will be required to wear a protective mask that covers their mouth and nose, physically distance themselves from others, and sanitize their hands prior to entering the testimony site. Please call (808) 961-8255 if you have any questions. The County Council will consider the following tax rates within the following range of rates for all classes of real property for fiscal year July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021. Pursuant to Ordinance No. 20-39, a residential two-tier classification has been established with property having a net taxable real property value under $2,000,000 falling in residential tier one and those at $2,000,000 or more in residential tier two. Those submitting written testimony at the hearing may bring a copy to the hearing and provide it to the staff to place on the record. Public testimony may also be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting: (1) by email to counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai’i, 96720. For testimony received via email or fax, copies will be distributed at the hearing when transmitted in a timely manner. All oral and written testimony will be made a part of the public record. If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, call 9618255 as soon as possible, preferably by June 1, 2020. If a response is received after June 1, 2020, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy. BY AUTHORITY OF THE HAWAI’I COUNTY COUNCIL COUNTY CLERK (Hawai’i Tribune Herald: May 29, 2020) (West Hawai’i Today: May 29, 2020) Hawai’i County Is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Property Classes Building Land Per $1,000 Net Valuation Per $1,000 Net Valuation Approximate Range Approximate Range (Low-Current-Proposed-High): (Low-Current-Proposed-High): Low Curr Prop High Low Curr Prop High Residential Tier One 10.10 11.10 11.10 12.10 10.10 11.10 11.10 12.10 Residential Tier Two 13.60 – 14.60 15.60 13.60 – 14.60 15.60 Affordable Rental Housing 5.15 6.15 6.15 7.15 5.15 6.15 6.15 7.15 Apartment 10.70 11.70 11.70 12.70 10.70 11.70 11.70 12.70 Hotel and Resort 10.55 11.55 11.55 12.55 10.55 11.55 11.55 12.55 Commercial 9.70 10.70 10.70 11.70 9.70 10.70 10.70 11.70 Industrial 9.70 10.70 10.70 11.70 9.70 10.70 10.70 11.70 Agricultural or Native Forests 8.35 9.35 9.35 10.35 8.35 9.35 9.35 10.35 Conservation 10.55 11.55 11.55 12.55 10.55 11.55 11.55 12.55 Homeowner 5.15 6.15 6.15 7.15 5.15 6.15 6.15 7.15