With an eye on lawsuit, county commissioners formalize tax-fee vote

With a lawsuit still brewing between Sarasota County’s tax collector and Sarasota County Schools over a 2% fee to administer a voter-approved property tax, Sarasota County commissioners on Tuesday formally reaffirmed an earlier decision to pay that fee.

This time, though, the vote was unanimous.

And at the same time, commissioners Tuesday acknowledged the issue of which governmental body should pay the so-called commission — them or the school district — was a matter for the courts…

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