PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Study Committee on County Funding and Services paired down over 20 proposed ideas to focus on as legislation to help counties looking for financial assistance. The first idea to gain support was allowing counties to administer a fee for collecting property taxes. Senator David Johnson of Rapid City says every increase should come with an associated cut…
A one-percent fee was proposed for the state to pay counties for being the tax collector for state coffers. Senator Jim Mehlhaff of Pierre says a flat fee, not percent should be looked at…
Representative John Mills of Volga says it’s a fairness issue…
The group is moving nine bill ideas and four proposed resolutions forward for the 2024 legislative session.
