Per an interlocal agreement between Choctaw County and the Town of Ackerman, approved by the Mississippi State Attorney General’s Office, the County will assume the responsibility for the collection of all city ad valorem taxes within the Town of Ackerman, on real, personal property, public utilities assessments and city privilege licenses. The agreement does not include or cover the collection of city motor vehicle ad valorem taxes. Similar interlocal agreements are in place with the Town of Weir and the Town of Mathiston.
Under the agreement, the County shall retain three and one-half percent of the gross amount collected as a commission. The County Tax Collector shall collect all homestead exemption disallowances and all damages and interest authorized by law on all city taxes.
The County Tax Collector shall conduct land tax sales for the city at the same time and place as land tax sales for the county, and the city shall receive all interest, damages and other fees from such sales that the city may be entitled to by law.
