Boc Joint Planning & Zoning - Special Meeting

Welcome, citizens of Douglas County, Commissioner's Office of Douglas County. The special meeting on August 18, 2026 will begin. The Governor of the area, please note the presence for the note.

Commissioner Henry Mitchell, District 1.

Present.

Commissioner Whitney Kenner-Jones, District 2. Present. Commissioner Martin Rexton, District 3.

Present.

Commissioner Mark Alvarez, District 4. Deputy Chief, absent. And Chief Dr. Ramona Jackson-Jones.

Present. Well, Mrs. Panitera, can you read Kuorum's policy? Yes, ma'am. Let's continue further.

When giving a statement in a meeting during a public comment session, whether in a voice-over meeting or a non-voice-over meeting, anyone who wants to speak to the committee must convey all the comments to the chairman or if the chairman is absent from the chairman's representative and is not allowed to speak to the staff or attendants. Avoid making harsh statements, slandering, slandering, irrelevant, irrelevant, or personal attacks on members of the committee, staff, or the general public. You must leave the room quietly if the meeting is ongoing. You are not allowed to clap your hands, shout, moan, or make a verbal explosion in supporting or opposing the speaker or his statement. And immediately stop commenting when the three-minute countdown ends.

Thank you very much, Mrs. Niterra. The Commissioner's Office and the people of Douglas County, we have a presentation this morning from the Finance Department.

Of course, we have a public opinion on the proposed tax rate.

However, before we listen to the public opinion, we will listen to a presentation from the head of our Finance Department, Dominic O'Shea. If you can move forward and give a presentation for us this morning, we will appreciate it very much.

Good morning, Chief. Good morning.

Commissars, regional administration, citizens. Before this presentation, Chief Nyonya, if I may, we have a video presentation about the tax rate and this is the second of the three opinions of our public.

What is the tax rate and how does it affect your money? Simply put, the tax rate is what you owe in the property tax based on the value of your property tax. Every 1 mil is equal to 1 out of every 1,000 dollars. For example, if your property tax value is $100,000 and you multiply it by 1 mil, the amount of tax you have to pay is $100. This is the time for the Douglas County Commissioner's Office to set the tax rate for the year 2026. The commissioners are currently considering the proceeds from the administration office of the area to maintain the current tax rate of 12.63 million for the tax year 2026. Because the overall value of the area's property has increased, maintaining the tax rate at this time of 12.63 will result in an increase of 3.91% property tax above the basic rollback rate rate. So what does this mean for you in the calculation of dollars and cents? For a house with a market value of $ 350,000 and exceptions, a basic living place with a tax rate of 12.63 will generate around Rp. 1,616.16. In the annual property tax, Compared to the basic rate, that is an increase of about 61 per year. For homeowners, regardless of where they live, the annual increase is about 64 Rupiahs. So where does your money go? Taxes fund the public administration of the justice system, safety, and public work, health and prosperity, parks and recreation, as well as planning and development. Remember, the school system also sets the tax rate, which is separated from the regional rate. There is a way to reduce your tax rate, including applying for the request for the exclusion of residential areas to be reduced from the amount you have to pay. Find out how to meet the requirements for the exclusion of residential areas and others by contacting the Tax Office for urgent information. Meanwhile, convey your input on this year's tax rate by attending a live public meeting that will come We appreciate your voice and look forward to your entry.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If I may continue, I have a brief presentation as a recap of the video that you have just seen. The mill rate tax level is a special rate used by the region to calculate the real property tax. One mill is equivalent to one dollar tax for every thousand of the value of the property that is allocated. And the example we want to use is the average property in Douglas County worth $ 350,000. Let's see the value as big as $ 140,000. One mile will be equivalent to $ 140,000. As we can see. Douglas County has not increased its tax rate for a long time. Five years in a row. Although there is a demand for services that continue to grow and inflate, the area is still committed to operating efficiently while providing high-quality services. The Douglas County Commissioner's Office issued a request to question the current tax level of 12.63 million for the tax year 2026. And the reason for this is centered on three main areas, economic factors that affect not only this region but every city and state in this country. This region is experiencing community growth and because of that there is a need to fulfill the needs of those who accompany it by maintaining efficiency and staying conservative while providing public services that need to be issued to maintain the same tax level. Based on our state law, we have to describe it as an increase in mills, even though the mill rate is the same and equal to 3.1% compared to the reduction rate. The state law requires that for the value of real property if you do not maintain the millage rate which is the same based on the rate of increase in revaluation you have to describe it as an increase in the mile rate so there are several increases in property revaluation not new construction, not commercial or industrial but because That increase, even though it maintains the same millage rate, we have to declare it as an increase in the millage rate and that is the law of the state, even though we are still on the same rate. Now this section does two things. This is the sum of our gross value at the moment and how we reach the millage rate. Starting from the green column at the bottom, that is our digest rate at the moment. And we achieved it by starting with 25 digest, plus the revaluation of the properties that exist, as I mentioned in the previous slide. That is especially the reason why we consider it as an increase in taxes, because we are not making a reduction. But that is a re-evaluation of the existing value. And then you can see a large amount of 1.12 billion. That is part of your growth that can be related to the growth of the industry, new property, commercial property, and private property. apply Rp. 357 million as what you call the amount of reduction equal to 0.454 million. That's what you can see in the note there, which is related to the reduction rate and the difference between the reduction rate and what we have for this area as the annual rate. Then it is 3.71%. Based on our guess at this time, 1 million is equivalent to 9.52 million. And as we want to do, present what it means for the average property in Douglas County. The left column shows you that if we make a reduction The tax is Rp. 1,500,000 with the property that has an exception. With no reduction, it is Rp. 1,061,000 with an exception of Rp. 61,000. If the property does not have an exception, the house is standard, the exception is Rp. 64,000. Now this difference for a year, that is the difference between the year and as big as Rp. 61,000. For us who do not make a reduction with property that has an exception and a difference of 64 years without exception. I want to stop for a moment here. As we can see, this area has several other exceptions, other than standard exceptions, which apply to senior citizens, disability veterans, their partners, genders, subordinates, and also alternative exceptions. We encourage the community to take advantage of it. And this is divided into four main categories. Standard, senior citizens, disability veterans, and disabled women. For additional information on various exemptions available to the citizens, please contact the AJAG Commissioner's Office. And they will be happy to help you. We still have one more opinion tonight before adopting the level of property tax. And I am open to any questions. I also have a representative from the Tax Evaluation Office if you all have questions.

Thank you very much. I see above, are there any questions from the committee for opening with our public opinion? There are no questions. Okay.

Okay, I will let you all get ready. Okay, we will move on to the next agenda. Or should I say that we will listen to the public opinion now? When I listen to this public opinion, I ask you to mention your name and address for the recording. And each speaker has three minutes to talk to you. Is there anyone who wants to talk this morning about the level of property tax? Is there anyone who wants to talk?

Because there is none, this public opinion is now closed.

Do you have any comments or answers? Because there is none, just a reminder to listen to our next public opinion on the level of property taxes scheduled for tonight, August 18, 2026, at 6 p.m. We will adopt the level of property taxes in the meeting later tonight. And if there is nothing else that needs to be discussed by this body at this time, the commissioners, is there a motion to recess until this evening at 6 p.m. Is there anyone who supports? We have a motion and support in the discussion committee. We have a motion and support. Are you ready to give your electronic voice for recess?

And I can't hear you.

We still agree, 4 tons. We have a round of 4, and we still agree to resus. Thank you, Commissioner Rex. We will see you again at 18 o'clock. And thank you to the people of Douglas County and also our staff. We will see you again at 18 o'clock.