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Treasurer reports near‑perfect tax collection, committee debates mailed receipts and timing
Summary
City Treasurer Spencer Coggs told the committee the office expects to maintain a high property‑tax collection rate and forecast lower investment income as ARPA funds diminish. Committee members pressed whether mailed payment receipts should remain a budgeted service for 2026 or be provided only on request.
City Treasurer Spencer Coggs briefed the Finance and Personnel Committee on the treasurer’s proposed 2026 budget and tax‑collection operations, reporting a continued strong collection rate and warning of lower investment revenue as pandemic‑era ARPA balances decline.
Coggs said the city’s property tax collection rate remains “between 98 and 99 percent,” and described operational steps to reduce in‑person demand at the counter: multiple payment drop boxes at police districts and city‑hall entrances, online and phone payment options through Tyler, and outreach encouraging electronic payment.
Why it matters: the treasurer’s office is the city’s principal tax collector and acts as steward for receipts that fund city services. Committee members focused on an operational choice with equity implications — whether the city…
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