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Cordele Commission approves alcohol renewals, advances tax code change and delays tax-sales timing to two years
Summary
The commission added Walgreens and Cordele Food Mart to this year's alcohol-license renewals and approved the renewals. Commissioners approved a first reading to clarify the business occupation tax due date (April 1) and voted to defer property tax-sales administration to a two-year cycle, while retaining penalties and interest on delinquent accounts.
The Cordele City Commission approved alcohol license renewals for local businesses at the Jan. 6 meeting and accepted an amendment to include two additional businesses: Walgreens and Cordele Food Mart.
On code changes, staff presented background for a proposed amendment to section 6-49 of the City Code to clarify the due date for unpaid business occupation tax as April 1 to meet a 90-day state-law requirement. Commissioners approved the ordinance on first reading to correct the code language and allow required processes to proceed.
Commissioners also discussed property tax-sale procedures and voted to defer tax-sale administration to every two years, rather than annually, as an administrative concession to workload and collection challenges. Staff and lawyers noted that penalties and interest still accrue in year one and that payment arrangements remain available for taxpayers who request them. Several commissioners emphasized the need to communicate payment-plan options and timelines to residents.
The commission also directed staff to follow required notice and charter-advertising rules for any charter changes or ordinance adoptions requiring public advertisement.
