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Board approves small set of tax-appeal refunds, defers late-listing and upset-bid items
Summary
The board approved four tax-appeal refunds totaling $603.51, agreed to review late-listing penalty appeals at a later meeting, and postponed action on resolutions authorizing upset-bid procedures for county property sales.
Jamie Mason presented the tax office's agenda items and asked the board to approve four tax-appeal refunds totaling $603.51. A commissioner moved to approve the appeals as presented, the motion was seconded, and the board approved the refunds by voice vote.
Mason also introduced a late-listing/penalty appeal that a taxpayer had submitted and noted the department follows postmark and receipt rules; commissioners asked for more time to review the documentation. Two draft resolutions authorizing upset-bid procedures for sale of county-owned property were presented but deferred for additional review. "If we go changing one person, you know, letting one person off the hook because the mail was late..." Mason said, explaining the tax office's consistent practice of using the postmark date.
The board did not take action on the late-listing penalty appeal or the upset-bid resolutions and postponed those items until the next meeting to allow time for additional review.
