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RESOLUTION
2014-06-02
VIRGINIA: At the regular meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors held on Monday, June
2, 2014,the following Resolution was presented and adopted.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Pittsylvania County Code § 6-1.2, the deadline for the payment of the first half of
taxes is June 5th of each tax year; and
WHEREAS, the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors ideally desires to give Pittsylvania County
citizens approximately thirty(30) days from receipt of tax tickets to pay said taxes; and
WHEREAS, due to the date of receipt of the first half 2014 tax tickets, Pittsylvania County citizens
currently have less than thirty (30) days to pay said taxes before the aforementioned deadline; and
WHEREAS, additionally a computer error by the tax ticket printer involving a portion of the first half 2014
tax tickets caused citizen confusion; and
WHEREAS, said issues create a potential hardship by not giving Pittsylvania County citizens, especially
fixed income individuals, adequate or reasonable time to pay their taxes before the aforementioned deadline;
thereby, subjecting them to fines and penalties; and
WHEREAS, § 58.1-3916 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, authorizes the Pittsylvania County
Board of Supervisors to provide by resolution extension of time for payment of the above-referenced taxes
whenever good cause exists;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors, having
found that good cause exists for the reasons stated herein, hereby extends the time for payment of the first
half 2014 taxes from June 5, 2014, to June 12, 2014; said extension shall only apply to the first half 2014
taxes and shall not apply to any other tax periods/years; moreover, if payment is received by the extended
deadline, no penalty or fine will be assessed to the taxpayer; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to Pittsylvania County
Commissioner of the Revenue, Pittsylvania County Treasurer, and all local media.
Given under my hand this 2"day of June, 2014.
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-'i, J ssie L. Barksdale, Chairman
Pittsylvania County Board of upervisors
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Otis S. Hawker, Interim Clerk
^` Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
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