Thursday, November 30, 2017

Starke County Treasurer Gives Information on Website Opportunity

Posted on November 30, 2017
Author Anita Goodan, WKVI

Starke County Treasurer Kasey Clark approached the Starke County Commissioners last week to discuss an opportunity to create a website to make property records available online.

She explained that the county could have a website designed to grant taxpayer access to information from the treasurer’s office, assessor’s office and auditor’s transfer history. The information could include the property owner’s tax bill, property assessment information, or how much in taxes has been paid or how much is owed. Tax bills could be reprinted for records or for information for payment.

She said the information is public record but it would just be accessible online instead of having to contact the government office for specific inquiries.

She noted that she saw an increase in online payments for property taxes this year, which is a preferred method.

The first year of online access would be free and then the county would pay $12,000 a year. The second year is not required, according to Clark, but she would check on that information. Clark said she’d rather not pay that much for this access, so the commissioners asked her to check to see if the price could be negotiated or if Starke County could be a test site.

Clark will come back with more information for the commissioners at a future meeting.

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