Page 12 - The Islander - March '24

Page 12, The Islander

LocaL Government

Tax Talk

Dear Friends: I encourage you to review our results in this Report To Our stopped by our booth for information about the services
Did you know that there Citizens For Fiscal Year 2022/23 by visiting www.pbctax. we provide and to share their positive interactions with
are more than 60 special com/annual-report where you can review the report online our offices!
observance days in March, or request a copy be mailed to you. We look forward to taking part in these community
such as National Black events and visiting with our clients. If you missed us at the
Forest Cake Day (March Great Day At The Jubilee! Jubilee, look for our booth at these upcoming community
28) and Working Moms Day events:
(March 12)? A picture-perfect day brought out the crowd for the • Palm Beach Pride, March 23 to 24 at Bryant Park in
One of these observances Town of Jupiter’s largest hometown celebration, the Jupiter Downtown Lake Worth Beach
that I am especially fond of Jubilee. Tax collector’s office employees were available to • Black Gold Jubilee, April 13 at Torrey Island
is Employee Appreciation answer questions Campground in Belle Glade.
Day on March 1. While my and distribute
leadership team and I certainly appreciate the hard work informational
our employees do each and every day, this special day gives materials. This
me and our leadership team the opportunity to thank our event is always a
more than 330 employees in a special way for their hard great opportunity
work, dedication, and for providing exceptional service to to visit with our
you, our clients. So, if you are fortunate enough to have an neighbors in the
amazing team of employees, like me, I encourage you to north Palm Beach
recognize them on Employee Appreciation Day on March County area.
1. Thank you to
Don’t forget, if you have not yet paid your 2023 property everyone who
taxes, you have until March 31 to do so to avoid your taxes
being delinquent. You can pay online by visiting https://
pbctax.publicaccessnow.com/.
Anne M. Gannon,
Constitutional Tax Collector,
Serving Palm Beach County

New! Move Over Law

Did you know that
on Jan. 1 expansions
were added to Florida’s
Move Over Law?
You mi ght be
wondering what the Local Government on page 13
Move Over Law is.
Well in Florida drivers
are required to move
over a lane for stopped
law enforcement,
emergency, sanitation,
utility service vehicles,
tow trucks or wreckers, maintenance, or construction
vehicles with displaying warning lights.
However, there are times when that isn’t always possible,
as a vehicle could be in the lane next to you and it is unsafe
to move over, or you could be on a two-lane road. In those
scenarios you should slow to a speed that is 20 mph less
than the posted speed limit, or slow down to 5 mph when
the posted speed limit is 20 mph or less.
The expansion of the Move Over Law that took effect
on Jan. 1, now includes any disabled vehicles on the side
of the road, to help protect motorists that are stopped on
the side of the road.
In 2022, there were 170 crashes and more than 14,000
citations issued for motorists failing to move over in
Florida.
For more information on how you can protect yourself
and others on the road, visit www.flhsmv.gov/safety-center/.
A Report To Our Citizens

I am pleased to announce that the 2022/23 Report To
Our Citizens, which highlights our agency’s results and
continued growth, is now available.
In fiscal year 2022/23, more than $5 billion in property
tax revenues were
collected and distributed
to the individual taxing
authorities throughout
the county, in support
of critical local
public resources. This
resulted in our agency
returning $51,617,938
of unexpended revenue
back to the local taxing
authorities.
In this latest report,
we’ve included data regarding our client satisfaction
scores that we are extremely proud of! Our goal is always
to provide exceptional service to our clients and our client
satisfaction scores tell us that we are delivering on that
commitment!