Schuylkill County Treasurer Linda Marchalk said Wednesday Pottsville has provided finalized invoices for wages and benefits and office expenses owed for the county’s share of work associated in collecting real estate taxes for 2020.

An invoice of $68,594.91 was submitted but a credit of $10,349.64 was applied, leaving a balance of $58,245.27. The credit reflects the amount deducted for the deputy clerk handling trash accounts. City solicitor Thomas J. Pellish said the bulk of her work is city business.

The city also gave an invoice for $12,854.72, which is one-third the cost of office expenses.

“We have submitted the check requests to the finance department,” Marchalk said.

Once approved, someone from the treasurer’s office will personally hand deliver the checks, she said.

Commissioners approved the agreement between the city and county earlier this month that states the county will share one-third of the expense of the city’s tax office with the exception of the deputy clerk handling city trash accounts, which the county shall be charged at one-half of the one-third expense of the salary and benefits for that position.

Upon payment of the county’s invoice for its share of the 2020 city tax office, the city shall remit 2020 county real estate tax funds.

The Pottsville Area School District also pays one-third the cost of collecting the taxes per the Local Tax Collection Law of May 25, 1945.

The county has not paid the city for the 2020 taxes collected, resulting in the city passing a resolution in November withholding payment of tax revenue until it was reimbursed for services performed.

Marchalk said previously she received invoices but wanted a more thorough accounting of work performed.