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Simpson County Fiscal Court adopts ordinance keeping 2024 tax rates unchanged
Summary
After a public hearing with no public comment, the Simpson County Fiscal Court adopted Ordinance No. 220.259, leaving 2024 county tax rates at last year’s levels: 10.0¢ per $100 for real/personal property; 16.1¢ for motor vehicles/watercraft; 10.5¢ for aircraft.
At its Sept. 17 meeting, the Simpson County Fiscal Court held a public hearing under KRS 68.245(5)(c) on the proposed 2024 county tax rates and closed the hearing with no public comments or questions. The court then gave second reading and final passage to Ordinance No. 220.259, which keeps the county’s tax rates at the same level as the prior year.
The ordinance sets the rate for real and personal property at 10.0 cents per $100 of assessed value, motor vehicles and watercraft at 16.1 cents per $100, and aircraft at 10.5 cents per $100. The motion to adopt the ordinance was made by Magistrate Scott Poston and seconded by Magistrate Marty Chandler; the minutes record the vote as unanimous.
Judge/Executive Mason Bames opened the hearing pursuant to state statute and noted the advertised process; the record shows no public speakers during the hearing. The measure’s adoption means the county will collect at the stated rates unless future action is taken to alter them.
The transcript and minutes do not specify an effective date beyond final passage on Sept. 17, 2024; no additional implementation steps were recorded in the meeting minutes.
