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Commission asks staff to draft repeal of underused property‑tax deferral rule
Summary
After the county assessor reported only two inquiries in 27 years and noted interest charges deter use, the commission agreed to begin rulemaking to remove a county property‑tax deferral program and asked legal staff to prepare repeal paperwork.
Sheridan County commissioners directed staff to begin the rule‑making process to repeal an underused property‑tax deferral program after the county assessor described it as rarely used and administratively burdensome. County Assessor Paul Fall said the deferral option — which allows a taxpayer to apply to defer up to half of property taxes — had drawn just two inquiries in 27 years and typically leads applicants to discover they would pay interest, which discouraged participation.
Fall told the board that keeping the rule on the books requires advertising and explaining the program alongside other property‑tax programs, creating administrative work for his office despite minimal uptake. Commissioners asked whether the repeal would require more preparation or could be initiated quickly; county counsel/Clint said he could draft the paperwork and bring repeal documentation to a future meeting for the board to vote.
Commissioners agreed Clint should "start the gears in motion" to prepare the necessary repeal documents and return them for consideration and a formal vote.
