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Commissioners approve split tax billing with May 31 and Oct. 30 due dates
Summary
The board moved and seconded a change to split billing for property taxes, setting due dates of May 31 and Oct. 30; the chair conducted a voice check and noted no audible 'no' so the board considered the motion unanimous and to proceed to the resolution stage.
Lee County commissioners voted to adopt split billing for property taxes, establishing May 31 and Oct. 30 as the billing due dates and directing county staff to prepare the required resolution and public-notice materials.
Chair (S1) placed a motion on the floor to implement split billing with those due dates and said the motion did not include any specific budget changes. Commissioners discussed whether to consult the treasurer (Chris) about the dates and how split billing would affect office workload and tax-collection timing. Commissioner (S2) noted that if the board implemented split billing it could increase staff needs and asked for lead time.
When the chair called for opposition, she said there was no audible 'no' and recorded the motion as proceeding; she told staff the change would require adoption of a resolution and the county would need to advertise and hold any required public hearing as part of the ordinance/resolution process.
The board asked staff to draft the resolution and return it with the appropriate public-notice language and cost estimates for printing and mailing. The chair said once adopted, split billing would remain unless the board later chose to revert and that any reversal would require significant reserves to cover cash-flow differences.
Next steps: staff to draft the resolution for formal adoption and to prepare cost and operational details for printing and billing to be reviewed at a subsequent meeting.
