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County attorney briefs commission on HB581 and FLOST; special election option noted
Summary
County Attorney Bin Minter summarized statutory changes under HB581 and advised the commission that county receipts from FLOST are for property-tax relief and changes to assessment notices require estimating rollback rates; he said a special election to place a sales-tax question on the ballot could be held November 4 and that he had drafted a resolution for the commission to review.
County Attorney Bin Minter briefed the commission on June 3 about recent state legislative changes affecting county taxation and FLOST (local sales tax for property tax relief). He told the board that FLOST proceeds are limited to property-tax relief and that the state’s changes to assessment notices will require counties to estimate rollback rates before adopting millage.
Minter advised that the county could hold a special election to place a sales-tax (FLOST) question on the ballot as soon as November 4, and he said he had prepared a draft resolution for the commission to consider. Chairman Coffey asked that the resolution be added to a future work session to allow commissioners more time to review language and implications.
The attorney’s briefing framed the next steps: review the draft resolution, decide whether to place a question before voters, and, if so, set the required election mechanics and timing.
