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Limestone County commissioners press for review of local bills after staff submissions
Summary
Commissioners debated three pieces of local legislation affecting Limestone County — including a bill to change sheriff pay and a proposal tied to property taxes for seniors — and several members urged a formal process so proposed local bills are presented and approved by the commission before submission to the state legislature.
Commissioners at the Limestone County Commission work session on Feb. 17 spent much of their meeting discussing several local bills in the Alabama Legislature and whether the commission had been adequately consulted before those bills were filed.
A commissioner asked Drew to summarize the local measures; Drew said one bill identified in the transcript as HB 310 would give a special designation to property owners 65 and older and, as read, appears to ‘‘freeze the property valuation for property tax purposes of the 65 or older’’ class of property owners. Drew cautioned his remarks were based on his recent reading of the bill and that the…
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