The total tax roll for the 2016 tax year was $34,268,686.50, and as of December 9, the department has collected 85.72% of the total tax roll, which is several weeks ahead of this time in previous years. Since November 1, this amounts to $28,696,061.54 that has been collected, with a balance left to collect of $4,875,322.25.
The Sheriff's Department collects taxes for 14 districts, including McCracken Co. Schools, Mental Health, Library, Paducah Junior College, Cooperative Extension Office, McCracken Co. Health Department, the Kentucky State Treasurer, McCracken Co. Fiscal Court, and all of the county fire departments which include Hendron, Melber, Concord, Lone Oak, West McCracken, and Reidland.
Through December 1, the Sheriff Hayden reports these payments have been made to the districts:
1) State of Kentucky $3,894,348.50
2) McCracken County Fiscal Court $2,559,231.48
3) McCracken County Schools $11,997,020.15
4) Library $1,715,611.54
5) Health Dept. $676,046.28
6) Cooperative Extension $852,049.44
7) Mental Health $314,734.67
8) Paducah Junior College $305,846.86
9) Reidland Fire Dept. $264,308.71
10) Hendron Fire Dept. $105,119.62
11) West McCracken Fire Dept. $78,008.58
12) Concord Fire Dept. $224,823.35
13) Lone Oak Fire Dept. $210,399.86
14) Melber Fire Dept. $5,978.82
“November and December are typically the busiest months for us as far as tax collections go. Our staff has worked diligently this year to collect and process the tax payments as quickly and efficiently as possible. As for being several weeks ahead this year as compared to previous years, it would appear that the tax payers are taking care of their obligations much sooner than in previous years. When that happens, it enables us to get the tax dollars out to the taxing districts in a quicker fashion, enabling them to continue their services with no interruptions.”
Denver Watson is the chief financial officer for the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office.
