Monticello, NY – Taxpayers should be aware that the Sullivan County Treasurer’s Office will no longer collect school taxes this November.
“My staff and I will continue to relevy unpaid school taxes and make our public school districts whole in April of each year,” affirmed Treasurer Nancy Buck, “but it will be up to the districts themselves to determine to what date in November they will collect taxes.”
The Sullivan County Legislature approved the change last month, and the reasoning is twofold, said Buck.
“If we collect the taxes, the schools won’t get the full amount – around $3.2 million – until April,” she noted. “This new method will also simplify the tax bills, which can be confusing. In the long run, we need to do what’s right for the taxpayers.”
“My colleagues and I agreed that the County’s extra involvement in the school tax collection process simply didn’t make sense,” said District 1 Legislator Scott Samuelson, chair of the Legislature’s Management & Budget Committee. “To make this as simple and hassle-free for taxpayers as possible, it is our hope is that the districts themselves will extend their collection periods to November 30.”
Questions should be directed towards school districts’ tax collectors and business offices, but the Treasurer’s Office is available to answer queries at 845-807-0200 during regular business hours.