Resident: legislature removed paper-advertising requirement for constant yield rate; public comments now handled in regular budget hearing

Resident (parishioner and public commenter) told the meeting that changes at the state level removed the requirement to advertise the constant yield rate in the newspaper, and said that, as a result, there will not be a separate public hearing for that item.

The comment matters because the constant yield rate relates to property tax calculations and public notice procedures. The resident said the Legislature "passed something that said we did not have to advertise the constant yield rate in the paper anymore," and that residents who want to speak about taxes will need to "do it along with everybody else, and you have to sign up for it."

The resident said the budget hearing scheduled for that night "will be a lengthy process because we have many, proposals we'll be going over." He urged attendees to be respectful when multiple people comment on the same topic so others may speak. He also said the board could consider offering another opportunity to speak before the county's budget work sessions if people later felt they had not had an opportunity; he referenced possible additional opportunities "before we actually do the budget, the work sessions in May on the sixth and the thirteenth."

Those remarks were delivered during the public comment period and were the resident's understanding of the notice change and the county's public-comment process; no formal policy change or vote by the county was recorded in the excerpt. The resident did not provide the statute or bill number for the legislative change. County residents wanting confirmation should consult county staff or the published county budget notice for official procedures.