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Accurate communication is critical to serve our diverse community in Alachua County.  We now offer Pocketalk translation devices to help bridge the communication barriers between our employees and customers whose primary language is not English. These two-way translation devices create connections across 82 different languages with extreme accuracy. The Pocketalk represents our commitment to be inclusive and respectful of all customers by providing valuable resources to simplify their visit with us.  We are excited to offer this game changing service!

Our friends at the Property Appraiser’s Office have mailed out the 2023 Notice of Proposed Property Taxes (Truth in Millage-TRIM notice). The notice provides important information about the value of your home and property as well as exemptions. As a reminder, the County of Alachua and local governments set the tax rate/millage.  The Property Appraiser sets the assessed value of the properties to which the tax rate is applied. The Tax Collector mails the tax bills in November and is responsible for collecting the taxes and distributing them to the various entities. Questions regarding the proposed value or exemptions for your property should be addressed with the Property appraiser’s office immediately.  Public hearings to adopt the proposed tax rates will take place in September. Those dates/locations are listed on the TRIM notice.

We are proud to announce our newest Certified Public Managers, Kim Reshard, Diana Howard, Veronica Taylor, and James Thompson!!  The Certified Public Manager program (CPM) is a nationally recognized leadership development program for public managers and supervisors.  The program is offered through FSU and takes two years to complete. Congratulations on completing the program and for dedicating your time and hard work!

Online services are available 24/7 at www.AlachuaCollector.com.
Upon re-opening on Tuesday, 6/20, we expect to be busy. We encourage you to make an appointment for in-person visits to minimize your wait.

We look forward to serving you.

New specialty plates in Florida must sell a minimum of 3,000 pre-sale vouchers before the new specialty plate will be manufactured and made available.  We are pleased to announce that you can now purchase the vouchers directly though us: https://www.county-taxes.net/alachua.   For a list of plates and the pre-sale voucher sales data, visit the FHSMV website: https://www.flhsmv.gov/motor-vehicles-tags-titles/personalized-specialty-license-plates/specialty-license-plates/pre-sale-data/