Parkland board approves $3.20 per‑bill tax‑collector rate after amendment

The board debated a committee recommendation to set tax‑collector compensation at $3.25 per tax bill. Several directors expressed concern that the request lacked sufficient workload documentation and that technology has reduced administrative burden; one director urged implementing a tracking system to collect interaction data before approving a larger increase.

During the discussion a board member moved to amend the recommendation, lowering the proposed per‑bill rate to $3.20. The amendment passed on a roll‑call vote and the amended motion to pay the three tax collectors $3.20 per tax bill carried. One board member framed the decision as a compromise that balances fairness for collectors with prudent stewardship of district funds; others asked administration to undertake a deeper review of collector workloads and to produce more robust data before the next review cycle.

"I'm not advocating that we underpay or disrespect the function... only that we align their pay with the real demands of the job," one director said during remarks calling for better data. The board recorded the roll calls and the chair announced the motion carried as amended; administrators noted the line‑item impact to the budget would be small (committee estimates indicated approximately $1,100 difference between the $3.20 and $3.25 proposals based on ~25,000 tax bills).