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Treasurer asks commissioners to direct correction after two parcels' occupancy and land values were zeroed
Summary
Chief Deputy Treasurer Jill Smith told commissioners two parcels had occupancy values and land taxes zeroed by a mapping inactivation; the board directed staff to correct the error similarly to recent corrections and allow additional days for the half‑payment already received before issuing corrected notices.
Chief Deputy Treasurer Jill Smith told the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners that two parcels—AIN 142867 and AIN 344279—were included on the occupancy roll, but were inadvertently inactivated by the mapping department while taxes were being calculated. She said the inactivation caused the system to zero out the parcels’ occupancy values and, unexpectedly, the land taxes; the county had already collected half of the land taxes, which was pushed into an overpayment account.
Smith asked the board for direction before issuing corrected tax notices that would show the parcels’ proper values. She said the office did not understand why the mapping change produced that result and asked whether the board wanted the same corrective approach used previously.
A commissioner asked whether the parcels could be corrected in the same manner as recent similar cases; Smith replied yes. One commissioner suggested giving property owners a few extra days to pay the half already due and then issuing a corrected notice. Commissioners agreed that issuing a corrected notice and allowing a short additional payment window was appropriate; staff indicated they would proceed with that approach.
This was a direction to staff rather than a formal recorded vote. No ordinance, statute or adjustment to tax policy was enacted during the discussion.
