Hall County residents should be on the lookout for a special delivery this week.

Tax Commissioner Keith Echols said Hall County mailed out about 85,000 property tax bills today, which taxpayers can expect to look just like last year’s bills.

 “The tax rate is the same,” Echols said. “The (property) values are the same unless they made appeals with the Tax Assessors Office.”

Taxes are due Dec. 1.

“If the taxes are not paid in full by Dec. 1, a 1 percent interest is charged per month until it is paid,” Echols said.

After 90 days, the state imposes a 10 percent interest charge.

The Tax Commissioner’s Office accepts payments in cash, checks, credit cards and money orders.

“You can pay it by mail or by coming to one of the three offices,” Echols said.

Bills can also be paid online at hallcounty.org, though an extra charge is applied to credit card payments to cover the cost of the online service.

Echols said those who haven’t received a bill by Oct. 1 should call the Tax Commissioner’s Office.

He said the bills will be sent to the address on file as of Jan. 1, so those who did not notify the office of a change of address may not receive their bills on time.

The county will again be providing an insert in this year’s tax bill explaining where tax dollars go, how a tax bill is calculated and how the millage rate is set.

Out of each dollar, 67 cents goes to the Hall County school system, 26 cents goes to the Hall County General Fund, 6 cents goes to the Hall County Fire Fund and a penny goes to the state of Georgia.

The county is also including information about Pet Fest, a fundraiser for the animal shelter Sept. 25 and 26.