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Spring tax-collection report: district sees high collection rates; May tax sale expected
Summary
Tax assessor-collector Leslie Scottie reported delinquent taxes are a small share of the levy—collecting about 98% of the tax levy—with delinquent accounts broken into suit/litigation (35%), action pending (28%) and deferral (24%); fewer than 10 properties are tentatively listed for a May tax sale.
Leslie Scottie presented the spring tax-collection report and credited Tax Assessor-Collector Diane White and staff for collecting roughly 98% of the district’s tax levy. “Miss White and her staff do a phenomenal job collecting around 98% of your tax levy,” Scottie said, and emphasized that delinquent accounts turned over to collections represent only about 2% of the total levy.
Scottie walked trustees through account-status categories (suit/litigation at 35%, action pending at 28%, and deferrals at 24%) and said that the tax sale planned for May will include several larger delinquent accounts. She noted that deferred homesteads (for age or disability) are treated differently in interest and penalties and that the district’s collections team continues outreach and title research to resolve accounts before litigation.
