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Monroe County to receive $5.2M from tax collector’s surplus; office reports perfect audit
Summary
Tax collector Sam Steele told the commission the office will distribute about $7.5 million in unused fees to taxing authorities this year, with approximately $5.2 million going directly to Monroe County; he also noted a perfect audit and recognized staff.
Sam Steele, Monroe County’s tax collector, addressed the commission to announce a distribution of unused fees at the end of the fiscal year. Steele said that, through ‘fiscally responsible operations,’ the tax collector’s office will distribute approximately $7.5 million in surplus fees to taxing authorities and that about $5.2 million of that amount will go directly to the county.
Steele explained that the tax collector’s office is a constitutionally separate entity that receives statutory fees for services and that, by law, unused fees in surplus of approved expenditures must be returned proportionately to taxing authorities. He told commissioners the office had earned another perfect audit with no findings and received a legacy award in financial operations for the fourth consecutive year.
Steele used his remarks to recognize long‑time staff, asking Danny Cabot, the office’s chief financial officer, to come forward for a supervisory designation presentation. The commission thanked the tax collector’s office for its stewardship and leadership.
