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County treasurer flags two school-district mill-levy coding errors; staff to get parcel counts
Summary
Montgomery County Treasurer Nancy Klubine told commissioners two school-district mill levies were recorded above 20 mills. The vendor Comtech can correct the values; the county will wait for a parcel count before deciding whether to issue refunds or apply corrections to future tax bills.
Montgomery County Treasurer Nancy Klubine told the board of county commissioners on Jan. 13 that two school districts had been recorded with mill levies exceeding the 20-mill rate the county pays for out-of-district students.
Klubine said the Fredonia School District appears in the tax file at 20.066 mills and a second entry the transcript identifies as “neode” at 20.170 mills. She said the county’s vendor, Comtech, has a program that can correct the entries and that the county has two options for taxpayers already billed: issue refund checks or apply the correction to second-half bills.
“Comtech is supposed to be getting me a count of exactly how many parcels this will affect,” Klubine said. “So far, we have just found 2 unit numbers that have been affected.”
Why it matters: Montgomery County must record and distribute the correct mill levy for school districts that serve county students. Klubine told commissioners that until she receives Comtech’s parcel count she could not estimate the fiscal impact.
What the board did: Commissioners asked Klubine to wait for the vendor’s detailed parcel list and cost estimate before deciding how to handle corrections. No formal vote was taken; Klubine said she would report back when Comtech delivers the count.
Details and next steps: Klubine advised the two over-limit entries are geographically near Sycamore and an area rendered in the transcript as “Yadichea.” She emphasized the dollar amounts involved are small per parcel but depend on how many parcels are affected.
The treasurer’s office and county staff left open two remediation paths: issuing refund checks to affected taxpayers or applying the adjustment to the second-half tax billing. Klubine said she would return to the commission with the parcel count and recommended handling next week.
Ending: The commissioners did not direct a specific remedy at the meeting; they instructed Klubine to obtain the vendor’s numbers and present options once the scope is known.
