By Toni Garrard Clay/AISD Communications Specialist
Members of the Athens ISD Board of Trustees received good news Thursday night when attorney Harvey Allen presented them with the delinquent property tax collections report. Allen is with the Austin-based law firm McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, P.C., which performs the collection of delinquent property taxes on behalf of the school district.
According to the report, in each of the last four fiscal years, the district’s total revenue from tax collections has exceeded the amount of taxes assessed. That is possible because of the penalties and interest collected on delinquent taxes. The percentage collected for the 2013 tax year (fiscal year ending June 30, 2014) is 101.56 percent. The actual dollar amount is $14,514,582, which includes $243,557 in penalties and interest on delinquent taxes.
Board member Alicea Elliott asked Allen how AISD compares to other school districts in that regard. “Your collection rates here at Athens ISD are about as good as it gets,” he replied.