TAZEWELL COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR BIANNUAL PAYMENT DUE DATES FOR PAYMENT OF REAL ESTATE TAXES IN TAZEWELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA, PURSUANT TO SECTION 58.1-3916 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA (1950),
AS AMENDED
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, pursuant to Section 58.1-3916 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors intends to consider An Ordinance Providing for Biannual Payment Due Dates for Payment of Real Estate Taxes in Tazewell County, Virginia, Pursuant to Section 58.1-3916 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as Amended.
The Ordinance would require that real estate taxes due and owing to Tazewell County, Virginia shall be due and payable in two (2) equal installments, the first being on or before June 5, the second being on or before December 5, of the year the tax is assessed. The annual amounts required to be paid are neither increasing nor decreasing; the Ordinance merely divides the annual levies currently due on December 5 into two (2) smaller, equal installments due on June 5 and December 5 of the year the tax is assessed.
The Ordinance would also increase the Treasurer’s administrative fee for voluntary prepayment programs from Fifty Cents per month ($0.50/month) to Fifty-Five Cents per month ($0.55/month). In addition, the Ordinance would give the Treasurer the authority to convert the voluntary prepayment programs to an Automated Clearing House (ACH) electronic fund transfer, in which event there would be no administrative cost payable to Tazewell County.
The Ordinance would further require that any person claiming an elderly persons exemption from real estate taxation under Section 18-61 et seq. of the Tazewell County Code of Ordinances to file his/her exemption by March 1 of the taxable year, instead of the current deadline of April 1 of the taxable year.
The Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on November 10, 2020 at the County Administration Building at 197 Main Street, Tazewell, VA 24651 at 6:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as may be heard, to consider public comment regarding this proposed An Ordinance Providing for Biannual Payment Due Dates for Payment of Real Estate Taxes in Tazewell County, Virginia, Pursuant to Section 58.1-3916 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as Amended. Any person wishing to speak at the hearing should appear at the time and place listed above to be heard.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are physically disabled, hearing or visually impaired, and need special assistance to participate in a meeting of the Board of Supervisors, please contact the County Administrator’s Office by telephone at (276) 385-1322, by fax at (276) 988-4246, or by email at [email protected]. A notification of five (5) working days prior to the meeting will enable the County Administrator’s Office to make reasonable arrangements for those physically impaired to ensure their accessibility to the meeting.
Per Order of the Board of Supervisors of Tazewell County, Virginia
BY: C. Eric Young – Tazewell County Administrator
ID: 441745