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County treasurer warns proposed four‑installment property tax plan could strain local budgets
Summary
Elbert County Treasurer Sherry Hewlett told commissioners that a House bill to allow four monthly property tax installments would shift administrative burdens and could harm school and taxing entity cash flows; she estimated additional county costs around $80,000 a year if implemented.
Elbert County Treasurer and Public Trustee Sherry Hewlett told the Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 12, 2025 that a proposal to allow four monthly property tax installments instead of the current options would create operational burdens for counties and could disrupt distributions to local taxing entities, including school districts.
Hewlett said the measure — identified in the meeting as House Bill 25.11 99 — would change payment timing so a final installment could fall in September, which she and the County Treasurers Association say would be infeasible for school districts that…
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