What About Taxes?
For the tax year 2006 (collected in 2007), the District's tax rate multiplier was $0.095240 per $100 of assessed valuation. A home assessed at $50,000 was taxed $47.62 for Sanitary District services provided during that year.
Tax Abatement
The District's tax rate is decided one year in advance. Generally the District "abates" (or declines to levy) some of the taxes it would be otherwise be allowed to collect. The consensus of the Board of Trustees has been that users should be billed according to how much sanitary service they require rather than according to the property they own. Most of the District's expenses are paid for by user fees.
Taxes Collected
Taxes are collected for paying the District's share of FICA and other employee expenses and for funding what is called the "Public Benefit Fund." That is money that is used to complete projects that the Board feels are for the good of all the users of the District.
Taxing By Ordinance
The taxing ordinance is on the agenda for the December Board meeting each year. Public Input is invited at that and all other meetings of the Board of Trustees.
Tax Collection
Taxes for the Sanitary District are collected by the County of DeKalb as part of the yearly property tax bills. Each spring, bills are issued for taxes due on the preceding year. The DeKalb Sanitary District is a separate taxing body and is not the City of DeKalb.