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Commission approves grouped school and county budget amendments; officials explain tax-rate impact after reappraisal
Summary
Coffee County approved several grouped budget amendments and accepted a budget memo; commissioners explained how reappraisal changes the uniform tax rate and noted the county cannot collect more in total than before reappraisal.
The commission approved a memo from the Office of Accounts and Budgets and accepted grouped school (5c) and county (5d) budget amendments. Minutes from the prior meeting were approved (12 yes, 1 abstain). Commissioner Stubblefield moved the budget items and votes were recorded approving the packages with 13 yes votes.
During public comment and subsequent discussion the chair explained how the uniform tax rate interacts with reappraisal. The chair outlined that the uniform rate will adjust so the county, in total, cannot collect more than before the reappraisal process; he gave an example and noted a rural rate of $1.61 per $100 of assessed value for rural residents. To illustrate, the chair told a resident, “A dollar and 61¢ is what you, mister Crow, will be paying per $100 of the 25% of your total appraisal.” The chair also noted inherent complexity around reappraisal and tax distribution among municipal and school levies and rural add-ons.
