In regards to SB190 comments made by the clerk that were put in the September 11th minutes of the County Commissioners Report, published in the paper on October 16, 2024.
The comment that, “The Assessor is not willing to help with the Senior Tax Credit”, is not true, along with the comment that I have not shown any interest in coming up with a plan for Senate Bill 190/756.
The Assessor, Collector and the Commissioners have been having discussion how SB190 would possibly be implemented before it even became law.
The language of SB190 has not been clear and there has been confusion across the state. The Commissioners, Collector and myself have looked for clarification on how to proceed with SB190. I am interested in working with the Commissioners and the Collector to implement the Senior Tax Credit, however, more clarification is needed before a plan can be executed.
The Bates County Commissioners are tasked with the job of putting an ordinance in place for SB190. It will also be the responsibility of the Commissioners to review every application and approve. The implementation of SB190/756 will be decided amongst the offices (Commissioners, Collector and Assessor). The Collectors office will set the levy and the Assessors office will be part of the implementation process of SB190/756.
I believe the Minutes of the Commissioners report should be accurate information based on facts discussed in the meetings and not the clerk or note takers opinion or hearsay that the clerk claims someone else heard at another time.
Carl Bettels, Bates County Assessor
