The Elmore County Commission discussed and unanimously voted to adopt an alternative method of collecting delinquent property taxes during a regularly scheduled work session and business meeting on Monday.
According to Elmore County Revenue Commissioner Lee Macon, the resolution will change the sale of property to the sale of tax liens to ensure delinquent property taxes are paid.
“We’re going away from a tax sale, which is the sale of property (and) gives certain rights to purchaser, to a lien sale, where we just sell the lien itself,” Macon said. “It helps keep a lot of that property that would rollover to the state every year in the county.”
Macon said the resolution will allow people who have a lien placed on their property to retain their property rights.
“For example, if my house goes up for lien sale, I will still have all the rights to the property.” Macon said. “This will allow the owner of the property to still have certain rights until due time, under that lien process.”
Over the next six months, Macon said additional information about the resolution will be available on Elmorerevenuecommissioner.net.
Additionally, the commission voted to authorize Elmore County Commission Chair Troy Stubbs to execute an agreement that would allow the county to receive reimbursement from the Alabama Department of Transportation for emergency repairs on a sinkhole that appeared on Redland Road in the summer of 2017.
In other business, the commission:
–Approved the extension of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama Workers Compensation Self-Insurance coverage through the end of the 2021 fiscal year.
–Approved an agreement and the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public accounts for audits.
–Renewed an agreement with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management for disposal of scrap tires and
–Approved the county’s holiday and commission meeting schedules for the 2019 fiscal year.
