Tax Digest Is Set
A called Board of Tax Assessors (BOA) meeting was held last week, mainly for the purpose of approving the final 2012 digest.
The digest is a report on the values of all properties in the county and is provided to the Board of Commissioners, the city of Monticello and the school board in order for them to set mill rates which determines how much tax revenue they collect.
These three entities are scheduled to finalize their tax rates by July 1, and bills are scheduled to be mailed by the end of July for the first half to be due mid-September.
According to the approved final 2012 Digest the real property of the county totaled $419,572,177 versus the 2011 appraised value of $451,827,531, a decrease of $32.3 million. These numbers represent an eight percent decrease in the total value of all property in the county.
Elsewhere in today’s paper is the proposed millage rate for Jasper County and the Board of Education, and the city of Monticello is expected to adopt its budget next week, and set its millage rate. The county millage rate is 15.446, with a hospital mill rate of 0.851 for a total county millage of 16.297. The school raised its rate by 1 mill for a total of 18.99.
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The BOA also had the status of appeals on their agenda. Chief Appraiser Lynn Bentley reported that of the approximately 50 appeals received three had been resolved, and the remainder are expected to be resolved within the next two months.
The BOA also approved the Freeport Exemptions (exemptions for industries in the county that manufacture a product) for 11 industries including Oldcastle Lawn & Garden, K T Clays, Hooper Trailer Sales, Poly Tech Industries, Tomkins Industries, Permatherm, Georgia Pacific Wood Products (3), Metzger Moore and Combined Arms Training Systems.
The last item on the agenda was Conservation Applications, which were approved as follows:
•Conservation Renewals: Martha Brock, Marcus and Audrey Stokes, Robert E. Reiter, Audrey Patterson.
•New Conservation: Junior Champion.
•Conservation Continuations: Clifford Aikens, Martha Moscardelli.
The next regular meeting for the BOA is scheduled for Thursday, June 14, and for the second Thursday of each month going forward.
