Finance News

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is the leading source of federal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. The FFY23 JAG allocation and award to the City and Borough of Juneau, Juneau Police Department is $41,241. The Police Department’s full spending plan proposal for these funds can be found on the City’s website, at the link…

The City & Borough of Juneau’s registration requirement for short-term rental operators will go into effect on Sunday, October 8. Please be aware that by law operators who do not register their properties will be subject to a penalty of $25 per day. All short-term rental operators are encouraged to complete their registration as soon as possible to bypass easily…

2023 property tax payments are due on Saturday, September 30. Please note that the deadline falls on a Saturday this year; it does not move to the next business day. Property tax payments must be received or postmarked by September 30 to be considered timely. Payments received or postmarked after September 30 will be considered late and will incur late…

The City and Borough of Juneau has launched an easy online form to register short-term rental properties with the city. The form takes 5-10 minutes to complete and can be found at shorttermrentals.ci.juneau.ak.us. On July 10, the CBJ Assembly adopted Ordinance 2023-26(c)(am), requiring short-term rental operators to register their properties with the CBJ Sales Tax Office. This step will help…

The City and Borough of Juneau Assessor’s Office conducts inspections of various taxable properties within the borough between April and October every year. With about 12,000 taxable parcels throughout Juneau, the Assessor’s Office divides the borough into neighborhoods, which are inspected every five years. From now until October, the Assessor’s Office is inspecting properties in the Glacier Spur, Northeast Valley,…

Property owners who have experienced damage or loss as a result of the August 5 Mendenhall River flood event may be eligible for a CBJ property reassessment that could result in a lower tax bill for the current year. Please contact the Assessor’s Office at (907) 586-5215 ext. 4906 or Assessor.Office@juneau.gov to begin the process of applying for a reassessment.…