Dispute between Beaufort County officials delays tax bills
Bluffton Today
Beaufort County officials confirmed at a special called meeting this month that property tax bills will not be sent to residents until 2021.
Council approved a resolution Dec. 7 giving residents the option to prepay their 2020 real and personal property taxes beginning Dec. 18.
The delay was caused by a millage rate dispute between council and Auditor Jim Beckert. The time of the bills arrival was not clear as of this week.
Beaufort County filed a multi-layered lawsuit against Beckert in September, the Island Packet has reported. The suit was initially filed because the county alleged that Beckert refused to add a new police service fee to Hilton Head Island property owners’ bills.