Starke County Treasurer Kasey Clark discussed with the commissioners last week a tool that is being pushed by AIC (Association of Indiana Counties) officials to help collect delinquent property taxes.
According to Clark, the organization members came up with the idea of capturing state income tax refunds to pay delinquent property taxes. She said $1.5 million is not collected in the county every year and believes it could be a good tool to gather the funds.
She added that the notion was pushed during a recent annual conference she attended. The AIC asked that all counties consider the tool with potential implementation in January.
The commissioners did not take action on this request. County Attorney Marty Lucas said he would like to see a projection of what the organization believes could be collected as not much money is usually refunded in state income taxes. He thinks the action could have unpredictable circumstances.
Clark will present more information for discussion at a future meeting.
