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That the Council of the City of East Providence hereby orders the assessment and collection of a tax on ratable real estate and tangible personal property in a sum not more than $122,918,382.00. Said tax is for ordinary expenses, for the payment of interest and indebtedness, in whole or in part, of said city, and for other purposes authorized by law.
The tax assessor shall assess and apportion said tax on the inhabitants and ratable property of said city as of the 31st day of December, 2025 at twelve o'clock Eastern Standard Time, according to law, and shall on completion of said assessment, date and sign same and shall make out and certify to the Tax Collector of the City of East Providence, who is charged with the duties for the collection of taxes, on or before the 15th day of June, 2026 a complete list of the names of the persons taxed and of the total value of all the real estate and tangible personal property assessed against each person, and also the total amount assessed against each person on said real estate and tangible personal property, opposite the name of the person or persons assessed. Upon receipt of the certified tax list by the tax collector, she shall proceed and collect said tax on the persons and estates liable thereof; said tax shall be due and payable on and between the 1st day of June 2026 and the 1st day of July, 2026 and provided further that if said tangible personal property and/or real estate taxes are paid in full on or before the 1st day of July, 2026, a discount of one and one half percent of the total taxes on said tangible personal property and real estate shall be granted, and all taxes remaining unpaid on the 1st day of July, 2026 shall carry until collected a penalty at the rate of twelve percent per annum from the 1st day of June, 2026 upon said unpaid tax, however, said taxes may be paid in four installments; the first installment of twenty-five percent on or before the 1st day of July, 2026, the second installment twenty-five percent on or before the 1st day of September, 2026, the third installment of twenty-five percent on or before the 1st day of December, 2026 and the fourth installment of twenty-five percent on or before the 1st day of March, 2027.
Each installment of taxes if paid on or before the last day of each installment period successively in order shall be free from any charge of interest and shall include an additional seven business day grace period after the last due date of each installment.
If any succeeding installment of taxes is not paid by the last date of the respective unpaid balance period or periods as they occur and after the seven business day grace period, then the whole tax or remaining unpaid balance of the taxes as the case may be shall immediately become due and payable and carry until collected a penalty at the rate of twelve percent, per annum.
If any payment of taxes is made by check or electronic fund transfer (EFT) and said check is returned unpaid or said EFT is rejected and the city is assessed a fee from its bank for said bounced check/rejected EFT, a fee in the amount of $25.00 for a bounced check and a fee in the amount of $15.00 for a rejected EFT shall be due and owing by said taxpayer and said payment amount shall be added to the bill due and owing by the taxpayer.
(Ch. 38, § I, 11-10-98; Ch. 433, § I, 11-6-07; Ch. 493, § I, 11-3-09; Ch. 505, § I, 5-18-10; Ch. 515, § I, 10-19-10; Ch. 614, § I, 10-21-14; Ch. 648, § I, 4-19-16; Ch. 658, § I, 10-18-16; Ch. 663, § I, 1-3-17; Ch. 820, § I, 10-19-21; Ch. 907, § I, 10-2-23; Ch. 926, § 1, 10-15-24; Ch. 954, § I, 11-4-25)