Property tax levy at Commission

The Jefferson County Commission at its Jan. 30 meeting was expected to approve a revised amended resolution that will allow the county to collect an additional levy for the state school equalization tax this spring.

Jefferson County, along with 49 other counties, in October adopted a 77.9 mill rate for the equalization tax for the 2023-24 tax year, lower than the mandated 95-mill rate, arguing that the state should be held to the same legal cap on property taxes as municipalities.

But the state Supreme Court in November ruled against the county revolt, ordering the counties to collect the remainder of the school equalization levy, which is intended to even out the funding available to wealthier and poorer districts.