Miller chosen again (01/03/06)

Milo Miller Jr. was re-elected president of the Jay County Commissioners this morning, and Gary Theurer was elected vice-president.

Opening the new year, commissioners Miller, Theurer, and Faron Parr named Bearcreek Township resident Steve Ritchie to the Board of Zoning Appeals and the Plan Commission. He replaces long-time member Jerry Thornburg, who submitted his resignation in November.

Commissioners also learned from Jay County Auditor Freda Corwin that her office is working on being compliant with the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance for tax billing.

Corwin told commissioners that in December she was notified by the DLGF that the current tax data was not compliant with state recommendations.

Corwin notified DLGF officials that as the county was converting to Manatron MVP tax billing beginning with the 2005-06 tax billing, the next data submission would be compliant.

She said after reviewing the missing data with Manatron, it was explained that this system does not contain the DLGF district numbers and cannot change the exemption codes.

If the program is not compliant, the county could stand to lose $5.5 million from the state’s Property Tax Replacement Credit.

“We will be compliant by February,” she told commissioners. “We are working on it now.”[[In-content Ad]]