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Johnston County tax office reports appeals volume, informal-review results and remaining levy collection
Summary
Tax administrator Jocelyn Andrews told commissioners the county has about 1.5% of the annual levy left to collect, has received 183 formal appeals (39 completed) and resolved 5,731 informal appeals with roughly 34% resulting in reductions.
Johnston County’s tax office provided an update on delinquent collections and property-value appeals at the April 7 Board of Commissioners meeting.
Jocelyn Andrews, tax administrator, said the county is “getting into the nitty gritty toward the end of the year” and estimated that about “a little over a percent and a half of the annual levy” remained to be collected. Andrews said staff were working with taxpayers to collect those amounts before the fiscal year ends.
Andrews reported appeals activity: formal appeals had opened and, as of the briefing, the office had received 183 formal appeals and completed 39 of them. She said formal appeals can be filed online or by paper and that the office prefers materials be submitted ahead of hearings so staff can review and make recommendations; she noted there should be sufficient copies for the seven-member Board of Equalization and Review when appellants appear.
On the informal appeals process, Andrews said the office had handled 5,731 informal appeals and mailed decision letters on the same day decisions were issued. She described the distribution of informal filings: roughly 40% were filed online, about 38% were resolved in face-to-face meetings, and the remainder were mailed. Andrews said “a little over 34% of those made an adjustment” during informal review, meaning the assessed value decreased for those parcels; she said some informal reviews resulted in increases or no change.
Andrews said online formal filing would remain open until Tuesday, April at 5:00 p.m., at which point submissions close for the current appeals cycle and the Board of Equalization and Review will adjourn for purposes of taking appeals. She asked commissioners to note that the office is using available space at a county facility for formal hearings and that staff were scheduling appearances and continuing to process incoming appeals.
No board action was taken in response to the report; commissioners asked procedural questions about evidence submission and the availability of hearing copies.
