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Commissioners agree to model 10% senior/veteran property‑tax credit under House Bill 898; staff estimate a modest fiscal hit
Summary
Board instructs staff to run a 10% scenario for the new state‑authorized credit for seniors 65+ and qualifying retired veterans, with an early staff estimate of roughly $249,000 at 10%; commissioners asked county attorney and treasurer to develop application criteria and ordinance language for possible FY2018 adoption.
The commissioners instructed staff to model a 10 percent county property‑tax credit authorized by House Bill 898 for eligible residents age 65 and older, and for retirees from the U.S. Armed Forces who meet the bill’s criteria.
The bill allows counties to offer up to a 20 percent credit under state law, and leaves implementation criteria to the local governing body. Commissioners asked the county attorney’s office and the treasurer to draft an ordinance, application procedures and eligibility rules if the…
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