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Black said the county has hired a new company to provide online payments but the replacement will not be implemented until July. “The only bad thing for us is we don't have any online service this year,” Black said. She advised taxpayers that, for the time being, payments can be made by telephone through a manual process.

The treasurer described the interruption as the result of a “fallout” between the company that handled payments and the county’s software vendor and said implementation of the replacement has a multi-month timeline. Commissioners did not make a formal decision during the workshop; Black said the new vendor will be in place in July and staff are handling payments manually until then.

Commissioners asked routine questions about cash balances and investment returns; Black reported that the county’s investments have been earning roughly 4.65% and that certificates of deposit are yielding somewhat higher rates. No budgetary transfers or emergency authorizations were proposed at the workshop.

The treasurer’s update also included routine administrative items and a reminder to county staff that in-person or phone payments remain available while the county transitions vendors. The report will appear on the commissioners’ formal agenda for any required administrative approvals.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Montezuma County BOCC Workshop January 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Treasurer Helen Black told the Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 10 that the county will not have an online property-tax payment option this season because of a vendor dispute; staff will accept phone payments and a new vendor will be live in July.","taxTitle","Montezuma County, Colorado","taxId",27581,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6691720,"Assessor: Dolores school bond and state backing drove mill levy spike; county to refer taxpayers to district",47,1653000,1700000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2254379-3f97f85382c591c6c4859278084f5d21&start=1653&end=1700","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2254379-3f97f85382c591c6c4859278084f5d21/thumbnail_1653000.jpg","/articles/6691720/Montezuma-County/Colorado/Assessor-Dolores-school-bond-and-state-backing-drove-mill-levy-spike-county-to-refer-taxpayers-to-district","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6691720-2196749cad8abffcd1134f20ec7aadea/orig.mp4?Expires=1771142964&Signature=DaL-BpIOM~tOnag6N-enc8dOkp8wGvvK8lXZCMvxpBEyoLJVHk-oAssr3IOXxs0K8M7RnEaSszEyEkXzlevDDyQUkavKkqkr3dN37HKNxY3CcrljaCi8SNJyIDbizD9hFm1vff9ZXBDq-o-z85RXM3YJG25KCMh75WzR~5SDyqv-MfSy2NHZsow9v~gHm3JkMOBiK3pclV6OQ3ovrgrabqTrDG8Puc2MMKQoa-nplZpfecGgHlaQlzsxvDX03gCJwsIRf-0jilhUOi3s3NVCYxTMUN4kdbq1h-N5rKOQbpH2I4ovYz2-CB~tNqA~1Jcpmsjqqsa61HOhdvEpKZZxfg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Montezuma County assessor told the Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 10 that inquiries to the assessor’s office have surged after Dolores School District voters approved a 2023 bond tied to state backing.

The assessor described a provision that linked an $11 million bond to receipt of a state grant; once the district obtained the grant in December, “this $11,000,000 bond would take place,” the assessor said. That action, combined with a mill-levy override, raised the district’s effective mill levy substantially; the assessor reported that some local mill rates that had been in the low 30s rose to the high 40s, and said the Town of Dolores now shows roughly 93 mills on some taxpayer notices.

The assessor said district office staff have not been responsive to calls: “The school district is not answering phone calls or taking meetings,” the assessor said, and advised taxpayers that the county must apply the changes that voters enacted and to direct specific questions to the Dolores School District.

Commissioners and staff discussed how the change arose from the combination of the bond and the state backing and agreed that the county’s administrative responsibility is to process the voted measures as required by statute. The assessor offered to send a synopsis of the levy and bond details to commissioners for use in public meetings and outreach to affected taxpayers. No formal action was taken by the board during the workshop; staff will include the matter in the formal agenda as needed.","The county assessor reported that a 2023 school bond and state backing triggered an $11 million bond levy and a mill-levy override for Dolores School District, sharply increasing local mill levies and prompting many taxpayer inquiries.","actionData","errors"]

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Montezuma County treasurer reports online tax payment outage; county to use manual phone payments until July

Assessor: Dolores school bond and state backing drove mill levy spike; county to refer taxpayers to district