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Fiscal Court advances corrected first reading of 2022 tax-rate ordinance; public hearing set for Sept. 6
Summary
The court rescinded an earlier incomplete vote and approved a corrected first reading of Ordinance No. 220.242 setting 2022 property tax rates (real and personal property at $0.10; motor vehicles/watercraft $0.161; aircraft $0.105 per $100 assessed) and scheduled a public hearing and second reading for Sept. 6.
Simpson County Fiscal Court approved a corrected first reading of Ordinance No. 220.242 on Aug. 2 that sets the county’s 2022 property tax rates and schedules a public hearing prior to second reading on Sept. 6.
The court initially approved a first reading that listed only the real property rate but rescinded that motion after members noted it omitted other classes. The corrected first reading—approved unanimously—sets the rates unchanged from 2021: real property $0.10 per $100 of assessed value; personal property $0.10 per $100; watercraft and motor vehicles $0.161 per $100; and aircraft $0.105 per $100. The court authorized a public hearing at its Sept. 6 fiscal court meeting prior to the second reading and vote.
The minutes record the rescission and corrected motion (motion by Nathaniel Downey to rescind earlier motion; subsequent motion by Chandler, second by Thurman to approve corrected first reading) and indicate that the rates mirror 2021 levels. The minutes do not include public-comment statements on the rates; the hearing is scheduled for the next meeting.
