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Hendersonville committee backs ordinance to allow partial property-tax payments starting in 2026
Summary
The finance committee recommended that BOMA approve ordinance 2025-24 to allow taxpayers to make up to five monthly partial payments (minimum $50) on real and personal property taxes beginning in the 2026 tax year; staff said the change is enabled by new software and intended to help fixed-income residents.
The Hendersonville Finance Committee unanimously voted Dec. 9 to forward Ordinance 2025-24 to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen with a positive recommendation. The ordinance would amend Title 5 (municipal finance and taxation) to permit partial payments on city property taxes beginning in the 2026 tax year.
Tamara, a city staff member who spoke to the committee, said the city recently implemented new software that allows staff to set up payment plans and accept partial payments. "This ordinance, if passed, would allow beginning with the 2026 tax year for us to be able to allow citizens…to make a partial payment on their property," she said.
Under the plan staff outlined, taxpayers could make up to five monthly payments between October and February, with a $50 minimum per installment. Tamara said the schedule mirrors nearby jurisdictions: "That mirrors what Sumner County does. It mirrors what Gallatin does." She added that state tax-relief payments would apply to the final installment and that staff do not plan to broadly advertise the option; the program will be available when residents inquire in person.
Committee members praised the change as a tool to help fixed-income residents budget monthly and voted to forward the ordinance to the full board with a positive recommendation. Staff said the ordinance would not affect the current tax year and would take effect for the 2026 tax year once approved by BOMA.
