Chuck Rechtin
Sheriff


COUNTY TAXPAYERS NOTICE


The 2009 county tax bills are now delinquent. If you have not received your bill, please contact the County Sheriff's Office. When mailing in your payment, please include your copy of the tax bill or put the bill number on your check. If you wish a paid receipt returned to you, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. The following are the collection dates:

10% Penalty +10% Sheriff's Add-on Fee - February 1, 2010 - Apr. 15, 2010.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All delinquent tax bills will be transferred to the County Clerk's Office as of the close of business on April 15, 2010. In addition to the penalties and fees that are applied by the Sheriff's Office all payments made in the County Clerk's Office are subject to a 20% County Attorney's fee, a 10% County Clerk's fee and interest at 1% per month. The delinquency is also subject to being sold to a Third Party and subject to substantial additional penalties and fees in the summer of 2010, if not paid to the sheriff's office.

MAKE SURE YOU SEND A COPY OF YOUR TAX BILL TO YOUR BANK OR MORTGAGE CO. IF THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO PAY YOUR TAXES AND DOUBLE CHECK WITH THEM THAT THEY PAID THEM.