| REPORT OF THE TOWN TAX COLLECTOR This year I had the opportunity to continue my training and certification in the following professional development opportunities. The NH Tax Collector's Annual Spring Workshop focused on the Tax Collector's RSA's and Duties with a follow up on current legislation and a report from the NH Department of Revenue. Hillsborough County Tax Collectors met in Hillsborough to discuss Bankruptcy laws and filing of claims with a legal representative from Local Government Center. And finally the Annual Tax Collectors Conference was a wealth of information and networking opportunities with old acquaintances. All of the above opportunities continue to provide our town with the most current procedures and legal processes related to property taxation. The 2010 property tax rate set by the Department of Revenue was apportioned as follows:
The 2010 property tax rate represented an overall decrease of $.85 per $1000.00 of assessed property value. Our town sends out bills semi-annually to generate the revenues needed to support our community. The first bill is typically due by July 1 and the second bill is due December 1 to cover the tax fiscal year of April 1 - March 31. The first property tax bill is an estimated bill based on the previous year's tax rate. The second bill generated is based on the new tax rate set by the Department of Revenue in the fall. This new rate is applied to the current assessed value of your property as of April 1st. State law requires that tax bills be sent to the address of the last known property owner as recorded on the deed at the Hillsborough County Registry of Deeds. If there is a change of ownership or mailing address, please notify our office of these changes. I would like everyone in town to feel free to call or e-mail me at any time with questions or concerns relative to the payment and collection of property, timber yield, current use change and excavation taxes. I check phone and e-mail messages regularly during the week. Regular hours at town offices have changed, our new hours are Monday afternoons 4pm-6pm and Thursday mornings 9am-11am. Respectfully submitted, Rennie Timm |