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Finance committee holds ordinance to create appeal‑period tax payment program after legal opinion
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The Jackson County Finance and Audit Committee voted to put Ordinance 59‑96 on hold after county legal staff said portions likely conflict with state tax statutes; the ordinance would have created payment programs and appeal‑based payment extensions for residential, commercial and agricultural property owners.
The Jackson County Finance and Audit Committee on Wednesday agreed to hold Ordinance 59‑96, a proposed change to the county code intended to create optional payment programs and appeal‑based payment extensions for property taxes.
Committee members said they want more legal clarity before the measure moves forward after the county counselor's office advised key provisions likely conflict with state law. Whitney Miller of the counselor's office said in committee that “the statute is just fairly cut and dry that you, you know, you shall collect these taxes,” and later summarized the office's view: “we believe this violates the statute.”
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