July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Software for county compliant (10/16/06)
Jay County Commissioners
By By MARY ANN LEWIS-
After nearly a year of working with software providers and with a sigh of relief, Jay County Auditor Freda Corwin told commissioners today that the software her office is using to determine tax exemptions has been deemed compliant by the state.
"Your data is now compliant," a letter from the state's Department of Local Government Finance, reads.
Commissioners learned earlier this year that Jay County was given until Jan. 1, 2007, to become compliant or it stood the risk of losing more than $6.5 million in reimbursement funds from that department.
"If we weren't compliant the state would withhold the property tax replacement credit," Corwin told commissioners Milo Miller Jr., Gary Theurer, and Faron Parr.
The total jeopardized was a $5,243,780.34 reimbursement from the state property tax replacement credit and $1,483,001.38 from homestead tax.
Corwin said the county spent about $100,000 to upgrade the computer system.
"It was either do that or lose the (reimbursement) money."
Eight counties in the state are still not compliant, she said, and their reimbursement funds are also in question.
The hold-up for the county involved breaking down exemptions by type, the state letter explained.
Also today, commissioners learned that Jay County Hospital officials do not want to "go into the (patient) transfer business."
Jay Emergency Medical Service director Teresa Foster-Geesaman told commissioners this morning that she had talked with hospital CEO Joe Johnston about accepting an ambulance JEMS will be taking out of service.
Foster-Geesaman said that Johnston indicated the hospital did not want the vehicle.
"We asked to be put on the hospital board agenda (to discuss the intentions)," Geesaman told commissioners, and "we were told 'no.'"
Miller said he had talked with several hospital board members and learned that Johnston had been made the spokesperson for the decision.
JEMS will be purchasing a new ambulance in the near future, and since the department does not transfer patients to surrounding hospitals after 6 p.m. daily, Geesaman said she approached hospital officials about taking the older ambulance.
She explained that the hospital could use the old vehicle and a registered nurse and other qualified hospital workers could be used to make non-emergency transfers.
Also today, Corwin told commissioners that members of the recently created redevelopment commission will need to be bonded individually.
She said each will be bonded for $15,000 under a faithful performance bond and the county will pick up the tab for the increased premium. Payment of future bonds will be discussed as needed.
"It won't be that much," she said about the additional bond premiums.[[In-content Ad]]
"Your data is now compliant," a letter from the state's Department of Local Government Finance, reads.
Commissioners learned earlier this year that Jay County was given until Jan. 1, 2007, to become compliant or it stood the risk of losing more than $6.5 million in reimbursement funds from that department.
"If we weren't compliant the state would withhold the property tax replacement credit," Corwin told commissioners Milo Miller Jr., Gary Theurer, and Faron Parr.
The total jeopardized was a $5,243,780.34 reimbursement from the state property tax replacement credit and $1,483,001.38 from homestead tax.
Corwin said the county spent about $100,000 to upgrade the computer system.
"It was either do that or lose the (reimbursement) money."
Eight counties in the state are still not compliant, she said, and their reimbursement funds are also in question.
The hold-up for the county involved breaking down exemptions by type, the state letter explained.
Also today, commissioners learned that Jay County Hospital officials do not want to "go into the (patient) transfer business."
Jay Emergency Medical Service director Teresa Foster-Geesaman told commissioners this morning that she had talked with hospital CEO Joe Johnston about accepting an ambulance JEMS will be taking out of service.
Foster-Geesaman said that Johnston indicated the hospital did not want the vehicle.
"We asked to be put on the hospital board agenda (to discuss the intentions)," Geesaman told commissioners, and "we were told 'no.'"
Miller said he had talked with several hospital board members and learned that Johnston had been made the spokesperson for the decision.
JEMS will be purchasing a new ambulance in the near future, and since the department does not transfer patients to surrounding hospitals after 6 p.m. daily, Geesaman said she approached hospital officials about taking the older ambulance.
She explained that the hospital could use the old vehicle and a registered nurse and other qualified hospital workers could be used to make non-emergency transfers.
Also today, Corwin told commissioners that members of the recently created redevelopment commission will need to be bonded individually.
She said each will be bonded for $15,000 under a faithful performance bond and the county will pick up the tab for the increased premium. Payment of future bonds will be discussed as needed.
"It won't be that much," she said about the additional bond premiums.[[In-content Ad]]
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