Benton Harbor Officials Ponder Hiring Help in City Income Tax Office

Benton Harbor officials ponder hiring help in city income tax office

BENTON HARBOR — Hiring someone to make sure people and businesses are paying Benton Harbor’s city income tax could bring in revenue for the municipality, City Commissioner Sharon Henderson said this week.

BH City Commissioners question staffing level in income tax department

Benton Harbor City Commissioners are calling for more staff to be hired to help administer the city’s income tax. At a meeting of the city Personnel and Finance Committee this week, Human Resources Coordinator and Income Tax Administrator Lisa Golliday was asked about the level of support she has. She said relative to other Michigan cities with their own income tax, not much. “Normally, for any cities that have the city income tax department — t…