Charles City supervisors approve change to real estate tax year

Charles City supervisors unanimously approved a change that will align the fiscal year with the real estate tax year starting in FY2016-17.

County leaders voted Tuesday night for the amendment change after no one spoke at a public hearing.

Supervisors had received complaints from citizens in the past about the June 5 tax date for the county. That date fell outside the realm of the July 1-June 30 fiscal year, causing difficulty for citizens filing taxes.

District 3 supervisor Floyd Miles Sr. commented that the needed adjustment is to accommodate citizens.

“This has been an initiative that we’ve been trying to bring to a conclusion for three-and-a-half years,” he said. “This is the result that we have come up with to address the taxing issue on our citizens.”

Because of the adoption, supervisors will shorten the FY2015-16 calendar year and reestablish a short term tax rate to run from Jan. 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016. Dates are expected to be established during the FY2016-17 budget season for citizens to pay taxes.