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Equalization Report: County Confirms Apportionments for 64 Authorities
Summary
Jackson County staff reported completion of the annual apportionment process for 64 authorities, including millage reduction fractions for most taxing authorities, and the committee approved forwarding the report to the full board.
Jackson County staff presented the county’s annual apportionment report to the General Government Committee and confirmed that required apportionment paperwork was received from 64 authorities that levy within or across county lines.
The presenter said staff reviewed submissions, ensured fractions were reduced where needed, and found the submissions in order. Of the 43 authorities for which the county calculates millage reduction fractions, the presenter said most had a millage reduction fraction this year and only 10 did not. The committee approved forwarding the report to the full board.
Why it matters: The apportionment process sets the millage calculations counties use so local authorities can collect property taxes in compliance with truth‑in‑taxation and related equalization requirements.
Details: The presenter said, "every year, all of the 64 authorities have to send a piece of paper to me saying ... This is what we wanna levy, and I go through and make sure that they've, properly reduced any fractions that required it." The presenter added that 43 authorities are those for which the county decides reduction fractions and that "only 10 of our 43 did not receive a millage reduction fraction. Everyone else did."
The committee chair called for a vote and the motion to forward the apportionment report to the full board passed on a voice vote recorded as "Aye."
What was not specified: The transcript does not provide the names of the 64 authorities or the numerical millage amounts.
