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Columbus County sets municipal tax-collection fee at 3% after commissioners debate
Summary
After weeks of talks with towns, the Columbus County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to charge municipalities 3% of taxes collected for county tax-collection services, overruling staffrecommendation of 2.5%. Commissioners and town leaders had disagreed over rate structure and whether to charge a flat fee or percentage.
The Columbus County Board of Commissioners voted to set the county's fee for collecting municipal property taxes at 3% of taxes collected, the board decided after substantive discussion and a roll-call vote.
The board's action followed a presentation from Eddie Mann, identified in the meeting as planning manager, who said the county has been losing money performing tax-collection duties for towns and recommended a percentage-based fee. "After carefully considering these proposals and reviewing them thoroughly, we are of the opinion, that the best and the most simple solution for the county is to set a rate based on a percentage of taxes collected including delinquent accounts," Mann said during the discussion.
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