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County clerk identifies TRIM notice error; special budget session set to correct advertised tax increase
Summary
The county’s budget officer said a wrong percentage was used in the Notice of Proposed Tax Increase; the board scheduled a special session to re-advertise and hold the corrected TRIM hearing.
County finance staff told commissioners the published Notice of Proposed Tax Increase (TRIM notice) contained an incorrect figure: the notice used a 95% figure rather than the correct 100% figure for ad valorem proceeds. The Department of Revenue advised that the mistake is a TRIM violation, and the county must re-advertise and hold a corrected budget hearing.
The clerk apologized and asked the board to schedule a special session to re-run the required advertisement and hearings. The board agreed to hold the new session after the corrected notice appears in the paper; tentative dates offered were Friday, Oct. 31 after 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 1, or Monday, Nov. 3 after 5 p.m. Commissioners expressed concern about trick-or-treat conflicts on Oct. 31 and settled on Monday, Nov. 3 after 5 p.m. for the special session.
Ending: The county will re-advertise the corrected TRIM notice and schedule the special session for Monday, Nov. 3 at 5:01 p.m.; staff will ensure compliance with Department of Revenue requirements and post the corrected notices.
