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Tax administrator reports 99% collection for 2024 levy; BOE appeals ongoing
Summary
Tax administrator Jocelyn Andrews reported a just-over-99% collection rate so far for the 2024 levy, described the Board of Equalization and Review appeal schedule and deadlines for various tax programs, and said appeals and formal hearings remain underway.
Jocelyn Andrews, Johnston County tax administrator, updated the Board of Commissioners on tax collections and the revaluation appeal process, reporting that collections for the 2024 levy are already a little over 99% at the time of the report and that registered motor-vehicle tax collections show an uptick from last year.
Andrews said the Board of Equalization and Review (BOER) adjourned taking new appeals at 5 p.m. on the posted deadline but noted that mailed appeals postmarked on time may still be processed. She said the BOER was meeting weekly and had completed hearings on four days, with decision letters mailed for the first three hearing dates.
On appeal outcomes, Andrews said the informal review process produced a 34% rate of relief; she had not yet compiled formal appeal statistics for delivery at the meeting. She also discussed program deadlines: a January 31 deadline applies for certain farmland or land-use classification programs, while a June 1 deadline applies for exemptions that require both eligibility and income thresholds such as disabled veterans and senior-citizen relief programs. Andrews said late applications may be presented to the BOER for consideration but that statutory deadlines govern program eligibility.
Andrews said the county has seen higher application and appeal volumes this year across several categories; she offered to provide more detailed breakdowns by program if requested. Commissioners thanked the tax office and the BOER members for their work during a “rebound year” of appeals.
No formal action was taken on the report; Andrews offered to provide additional statistics and program-specific counts to commissioners upon request.
