In addition to the power of Council to levy taxes pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article VII, the Council may also levy annually, without a vote of the people, outside of the constitutional and statutory ten-mill limitation and outside any limitations provided by this Charter, a tax upon all real and personal property listed and assessed for taxation upon the tax lists and duplicates beginning with the year 1994 and each year thereafter a tax not to exceed 2.8 mills for the purpose of paying the costs of capital improvements and current expenses of the Municipality’s fire department and providing ambulance, paramedic or other emergency medical services.
(11-8-94)