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Sheriff urges county to place state assessment question on April ballot amid legal uncertainty
Summary
The sheriff informed commissioners that a recent state assessment bill may be challenged in court and advised the county to place a local ballot question in April (rather than a special election) if it chooses to limit assessment growth to the higher of CPI or 5%; commissioners were told the county must qualify ballot language by April.
The St. Francois County sheriff briefed commissioners about a recently passed state bill on property assessments and said counties that want to restrict assessment growth will likely need to put a question on the ballot.
The sheriff said lawmakers passed an assessment bill during a special session and that the bill is likely to be litigated. He said…
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