Courthouse News & Announcements

Courthouse News - May 2, 2007

UNION COUNTY RECORDER, Paula White, 641-782-1725.

All Iowa Boat registrations expired April 30. The new registrations are a 3 year rotation. If you did not renew your boat, you will now owe a $5.00 penalty.

Boaters Take Note: Casual sales (sales between individuals) are subject to Iowa Sales Tax and depending on the point of delivery, local option tax. You need a Bill of Sale from the seller, current registration (expire 2010) and a title if the boat is 17’ or longer.

Passport fees are now $97.00 for ages 16 & older and $82.00 for ages 15 & under. Please apply early to avoid expedite fees. Processing times (up to 10 weeks) are longer due to the number of passport requests. For questions log onto: travel.state.gov.

The Union County Website is up and running. Please log onto unioncountyiowa.org. Forms are available to request a vital record, marriage application, passport application or boat bill of sale form.

 

UNION COUNTY AUDITOR - Sandy Hysell, 641-782-1701.

Sandy Hysell, Auditor and Mindy Schaefer, Election Deputy have been honored with an invitation from the Secretary of State’s office to take part on an IVOTER Improvement Panel (IVIP). IVOTERS is the statewide voter registration system that was put into place after the Help America Vote Act was implemented. Union County is one of seven counties that have been asked to participate. The IVIP will meet May 9 and 10, 2007.

The School Board Election will be held on September 11, 2007. Nomination papers and Candidate guides are now available on the Secretary of State’s Website (www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/index.html), in the Auditor’s Office, or with the School Board Secretary for anyone interested in taking out papers to run.

The Courthouse will be closed on May 28, 2007 to observe Memorial Day.

  

UNION COUNTY TREASURER - Linda Marley, 641-782-1710,
Drivers License (hours 8:30-4:00)

Delinquent property tax notices were mailed out on April 30th. Both Contract and Deed holders receive notification of the delinquencies along with the date the property will be offered for tax sale. The tax sale is Monday June 18th. Anyone who wants to bid at the tax sale must be registered by Thursday June 16th. Packets will be available on the website (www.iowatreasurers.org) mid May. All parcels that are not paid in full will be offered at that time.

Low income Senior and Disabled property tax credit forms are due back in our office by June 1st. If you own and occupy your home, including mobile and modular homes, and your income is less than $18,876, you qualify to file for the credit. The forms are available in our office. You must file for the credit every year between January 1st and June 1st. The credit will be applied to the taxes due the following September.

The new Drivers License software was installed mid April. We are still getting used to the new screens and processes so please excuse us if it takes a little longer to process your application. We will be closing the Drivers License station at 12:30 on Friday May 10th.

www.iowatreasurers.org
www.getyourtags.com

  

UNION COUNTY ASSESSOR - Gene Haner, 641-782-1735.

All Union County residents who have purchased a home and moved should stop in and sign a New Homestead and Military Exemption, if eligible.

The qualification for any honorably discharged member of the United Armed Forces has been changed to be eligible for the military exemption on your property taxes. Now if you have served eighteen months or more in the armed forces irregardless of when you served, you are now eligible for a Military Exemption or if you have served for twenty years in the Reserves or the National Guard you are also eligible for the military credit. What is required to sign for this credit is either a DD-214 from the regular service or a complete listing of years served from the Guard or Reserve.

You are also required to inform this office if you have removed or built any new buildings or dwellings or if you have remodeled any buildings or dwellings.

Family Farm Credit is now a one-time sign up and can be signed at any time for qualifying owners.

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