CITY COLLECTOR

Hello my name is Wilma Weinkein and my position is the City Collector of Perryville, MO.  I was elected in 1994 and have been serving as Collector for 6 years.  I enjoy serving the citizens of Perryville and appreciate the support of the community.

The City Collector’s office is located at City Hall, 120 N. Jackson Perryville, Mo. 63775. The office is to the right as you enter the building.  Hours are from 8:00am to 5:00pm.  Monday through Friday.

The duties of the City Collector include keeping accounts of all Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes collected.   Tax Bills are sent out in November and are due December 31^st.  Penalties accrue after December 31^st.   The 1999 City Tax Rate is .70.  Check, cash or Discover, Visa MasterCard, or American Express Credit Cards are acceptable payments for Tax bills.   City Hall has a night deposit drop box located in the front of the building.  More and more people are using the mail to save them time and trouble.  If you choose this method, the receipt will be returned to you.

Information regarding purchasing real estate in the City of Perryville during the course of the year.  The tax bill will be in the name of the person of record owning the property Jan. 1.  Your name will appear on the bill next year if the deed is recorded.  The person owning the property at the end of the year is responsible for all taxes due on the property.  If the taxes are pro-rated, be sure to find out how the previous owner’s amount was paid to you.  Was it deducted from the selling price, was it paid to you in cash?  If the property is located in an incorporated town, you should receive two tax bills, County and City.  If not located in an incorporated town, you should receive One County, for each legal description.  Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve you from paying taxes are any penalty due if they become delinquent.  If you have not received a tax bill by Dec. 15^th, you should contact the Collectors office.

Occupational License can be purchased at the City Collectors office.  Occupational License are required for any business that will operate in the City of Perryville.  License will be issued upon presentation of the following:  if a business involved retail sales, the applicant must furnish a copy of the state sales tax license and if the applicant employs five or more persons or in the event it is a construction company employs one or more persons, a copy of its workmen’s compensation certificate of insurance.  Application and fees do apply for a license.  License fees are as follows:

There is levied an annual license fee, except where a daily license fee is designated, on the respective businesses, occupations, agencies, amusements and exhibitions enumerated in this section, payable to the city collector, in the following respective amounts:

      Any person who desires to engage in two or more of the businesses, occupations, agencies, amusements or exhibitions enumerated in subsection A of this section, under the same management or control or ownership and in the same building or buildings, may do so under one license provided that he pays the higher or highest license fee plus ten dollars ($10.00) for any and all additional businesses, occupations, agencies, amusements or exhibitions.

Any business, employment, occupation, agency, amusement or exhibition which does not generally fall under one of the classifications set forth above shall be classified as "miscellaneous" and there shall be a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) to be paid by the applicant prior to the issuance of a business license.

 Liquor Licenses:

Liquor licenses can be purchased at the City Collector’s office.  Issuance of  a liquor license is based on approval of the application by the Board of Aldermen and the payment of the license taxes.  Liquor licenses are issued for one year from June 30^th of each year, and persons desiring to secure licenses after June 30^th shall pay for such portion of the license year remaining at the time such license is issued.  New applicants must have criminal record check accompanying application.

Qualifications of Applicant:

a)   Must be 21 years of age;
b)  Good moral character;
c)   License not previously revoked; and
d)  Not convicted of a violation of law applicable to manufacturing or sale of intoxicating liquor.

Temporary license:  No more than seven days

Sunday Sales:  11:00am Sunday to Midnight Sunday

 Fee Schedule:

IN ORDER TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, A CITY AND STATE LIQUOR LICENSE MUST BE OBTAINED.

Mobile Home Licenses:

Mobile Home Licenses can be purchased at the City Collector’s office.  Applications for Original and Renewal Licenses – fees- contents.  Application for original licenses shall be in writing and a deposit of a fee of thirty dollars plus five dollars for each designated mobile home lot.  Applications for renewals of licenses shall be made in writing by the holders of the licenses, shall be accompanied  by the deposit  of a fee of ten dollars plus five dollars for each designated mobile home lot.

Mobile Home regulations can be obtained  from the building inspector, Jim Wibbenmeyer.