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County clarifies tax-billing process: parcels mailed separately, townships may combine mailings
Summary
County staff told commissioners that tax bills are issued by parcel number, meaning owners with multiple parcels receive separate envelopes; townships that prefer combined mailings can opt to handle envelope stuffing locally.
Commissioners discussed equalization and tax-billing procedures during the Executive Committee meeting. County staff clarified that tax notices are mailed by parcel number, so property owners with multiple parcels receive separate envelopes for each parcel. That is a function of parcel-based billing rather than a decision to mail multiple letters to the same owner as a mistake.
Staff explained townships have options: a township may pay the county to stuff and mail bills, or it may decline the county service and handle distribution locally, which allows the township to combine bills into a single envelope when it chooses. Commissioners raised the question at a township meeting about whether multiple bills could be combined; county staff said combining parcels onto a single official bill is not possible because each parcel has a separate parcel number and tax record.
No policy change was adopted at the meeting; the discussion served to clarify current practice and options for township-level handling of mailings.
