Responsibilities
The County Collector is responsible for the collection of current and
delinquent property taxes for the county and various political
subdivisions within the county, which have authorized property tax
levies.
The department is also responsible for the accounting
and distribution of collections to tax entities such as school, library,
and health center. The collection of merchant license fees, auctioneer,
utility, and levee and railroad taxes are also the responsibility of
the County Collector.
The Collector’s office is also
responsible for conducting the delinquent real estate tax certificate
sale held the fourth Monday of every August. Primary tax records are
maintained and held for public use within the Collector's office.