Tax bills and levee bills were mailed out to Warren County residents on Nov. 19, according to County Collector Julie Schaumberg. Payments on those bills are due upon receipt before Dec. 31 of this year. 

Residents can pay either in person at the collector’s office in the County Administration Building or using the drop box on the front of the building. Taxpayers can also submit payments by mail or online at https://warrencountycollector.com/. 

Schaumberg said if people have not received their bills by Thanksgiving they may have forgotten to fill out their assessment with the county assessor for personal property. 

She also reminds taxpayers that for some of them, their property taxes are escrowed with their mortgage, and are paid by their lender. 

Those with additional questions about their tax bill can reach the collector’s office at 636-456-3330 or find answers on the collector’s website at https://warrencountycollector.com/tax-information/. 

Schaumberg said that bills for some southern Warren County taxpayers who live in levee districts near the Missouri River were also mailed Nov. 19. 

Once work on tax payments is completed, Schaumberg said her office will still be hard at work completing preparations to receive applications for SB 190. 

SB 190 was passed by the state legislature in August, 2023 and adopted by Warren County earlier this year. 

The law is designed to provide tax relief for seniors, 62 and older, who can apply to freeze the property value of their primary residence, preventing it from increasing in upcoming reassessment years. 

It does not apply to state taxes or any taxes related to bond indebtedness from municipalities. 

Schaumberg said eligible taxpayers would see the difference between their current valuation and their increased valuation returned as a tax credit. 

Once those applications are available, eligible taxpayers will be able to apply from March 1 to June 30 for that year. Applicants must have turned 62 on or after the first of the year they are applying in, and must be the taxpayer for the property they are applying for. 

The property must also be their primary residence and taxpayers will have to reapply for the credit each year. The application period will be the same each year. 

Previous discussions surrounding the implementation of the bill had included requiring taxpayers present the deed to their property to apply, but Schaumberg said they had since decided to limit that requirement to properties that are held in a trust. 

“We’re going to try and have it as simple as possible, so that there’s not too many hoops,” said Schaumberg. “If they have it in a trust, they will have additional paperwork that they’ll have to get from the recorder's office, but other than that, it should be pretty simple.”

Schaumberg said they anticipate there will be growing pains with the implementation of the program but they are going to try their best to manage those issues as they arise. 

“We’ve told them, we’re trying to keep it as simple as possible. They will have to reapply next year, but it’ll be a streamlined process in the next few years,” said Schaumberg.