Board of Supervisors Public Hearing on the CY 24 tax rate   4/24/2024

Attachments
  • 1. Call to Order.

  • 6:00 p.m. - Public Hearings:

  • 2. Real Property Tax for Calendar Year 2024 Tax Rates. To receive comments on Proposed Tax Rates for Calendar Year 2024.

  • 3. Calendar Year 2024 Personal Property Tax Rate. To receive public comment on its proposed increase in the tax rate from $3.42 per $100 of assessed value to $3.96 per $100 of assessed value, on all classes of property subject to taxation by the County pursuant to Chapter 15, Article 8 of the County Code, including tangible personal property; tangible personal property employed in a trade or business that is not otherwise classified as machinery and tools; merchants’ capital; short-term rental property, with an original cost of less than $500; and machinery and tools, as enabled by Title 58.1, Chapter 35 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, to be effective on and after January 1, 2024.

  • 4. Public Hearing to Consider the Adoption of Ordinance to Amend County Code Chapter 15, Taxation related to Article 9, Transient Occupancy Tax. To receive public comment on its intent to adopt an ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 15, Taxation. The proposed ordinance would amend County Code § 15-901, Transient occupancy tax imposed; amount, to increase the tax from eight percent to nine percent of the amount charged for the use or possession of rooms or spaces in hotels, motels, boarding houses, travel campgrounds, and other facilities offering guest rooms, as enabled by Virginia Code §§ 58.1-3819 and 58.1-3826, to be effective on and after July 1, 2024.

  • 5. From the Board: Committee Reports and Matters Not Listed on the Agenda.

  • 6. From the County Executive: Report on Matters Not Listed on the Agenda.

  • 7. Adjourn to May 1, 2024, 1:00 p.m., Lane Auditorium.

  • Thank you for attending today's public hearing. During the 2024 Calendar Year, the Chair is Jim Andrews and the Vice-Chair is Diantha H. McKeel.

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