Hamilton County auditor briefs Loveland council on tax-bill timing, reappraisal and website tools

Hamilton County Auditor Jessica Miranda presented to the Loveland City Council on the auditor office’s statutory duties and recent changes affecting property-tax processing and public tools. Miranda described the auditor’s role as county CFO for certain functions, the office’s role as real-property assessor for more than 350,000 parcels, and its consumer-protection duties such as weights and measures.

Miranda said recent state-law changes affected the calculation and mailing schedule for the second-half property tax bills and that the due date for those bills has been moved to July 24. She explained the office’s reappraisal cycle: a triennial update (a desktop review of comparable sales) in 2026 and a mass appraisal pushed to 2030 because the governor staggered counties’ schedules. Miranda encouraged residents to use the auditor’s website to review property summaries and tax-distribution details down ‘‘to the penny’’ and described newly added accessibility and translation tools.

On program details, Miranda summarized two property-tax relief mechanisms administered by the auditor’s office — the homestead exemption (now with an $41,000 income threshold for eligibility) and the owner-occupancy credit — and urged residents who think they qualify to contact the office. She also noted the office’s new social-media presence and offered to answer further questions by phone or email.

Council members thanked Miranda. There were no votes tied to the presentation; the auditor’s materials and a brochure were provided to council members and will remain available on the county website.