Where do your Nassau County property tax dollars go? An open letter

July 25, 2014 9:20 a.m.

David A. Hallman
Nassau County Attorney

It has become evident to me, as someone who works in local government, that there is much confusion about where property tax dollars go, i.e., how those dollars are spent. To that end, and with the help of our budget staff, I have prepared two simple charts. These charts, based upon the 2013-14 Nassau County budget, track the property tax dollar for a Nassau County resident, who lives outside a city or town. (If you live in a municipality, you pay an additional property tax to it, for the services of that entity.)

Because Nassau County has a non-charter form of government, each officer (Clerk, Sheriff, Tax Collector, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Election, School District) is an independent entity, with its own budget. This first chart shows who gets what portion of your property tax dollar:

The second chart, below, shows how the County Commission spends its 23 cents of the overall dollar:

It is my sincere hope that this information is helpful to citizens. If you have any questions about anything here, please do not hesitate to contact me, or our Budget Office at (904) 548-4590 or (904) 491-7370.

David A. Hallman

Nassau County Attorney