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Fayette County commission lays levy rates, approves letters to unsuspend delinquent taxes
Summary
The Fayette County Commission laid levy rates for the coming year (regular levy 14.3; fire 3.610; library 1.11; law enforcement 2.43 per $100), approved letters to unsuspend delinquent tax tickets and postponed a related tax-office policy for counsel review.
Fayette County commissioners laid the county’s levy rates and approved staff letters to unsuspend delinquent tax tickets from prior years.
County staff presented projected levies: a fire levy projection of $230,784, library projections of $624,424 and law-enforcement projections of $1,366,982; the staff member presenting said these are projections based on tax collections. A commissioner recited the approved levy rates: regular levy 14.3, fire levy 3.610, library 1.11 and law-enforcement 2.43 per $100. The commission voted to approve the levy rates.
Tax-office staff explained the unsuspension process: when deeds redeem suspended tickets without tax payment, the office seeks authority to unsuspend those tickets and certify them as delinquent, as the county has done in prior years. Commissioners approved the letters authorizing certification and agreed to consult county counsel about a related formal policy; the policy item was postponed to a later meeting so counsel can advise.
Following executive-session consultation on legal advice, the commission moved Exhibit A policy (regarding tax-office procedures) to the May 6 meeting to allow counsel input. Commissioners also approved routine finance items earlier in the meeting, including exonerations, payroll and estate settlements.
