David Moore, the county’s purchasing agent, is seeking the Henry County Treasurer’s position in the upcoming election against Mike Minter and incumbent Scott Grindstaff.
Moore said one reason he decided to seek office is the county’s uncollected taxes.
“There are $4 million right now that’s uncollected in personal and property taxes that are outstanding. I just feel like, and I’m aware that we have plenty of state codes and things in the state that will help us collect those taxes,” he said.
Collecting outstanding taxes is also one of his biggest goals if elected. He also wants to work with auditors to reconcile the county books within the office.
“There’s been some issues with that,” he said.
Moore is also concerned with the office’s retention rate.
“I know everyone’s having problems retaining employees, but I’d like to think we could keep those employees. There’s approximately five employees since 2017 that’s resigned or gone onto other areas,” he said.
Moore said employees have a lot of knowledge and retaining them will help the office “be a good steward of the money.”
He also wants to invest money and ensure it gets a good return on the interest rates that are available.
Additionally, “being actively open to communicate with some of these taxpayers that are having difficulties” is a goal as well as working to identify “any kind of tools that I have that I can help them pay their taxes on time,” he said.
Moore has worked as the Henry County purchasing agent for 24 years. He previously worked as an adjunct professor at Patrick & Henry Community College (P&HCC) for 16 years, teaching classes like financial management, human resources, and communication skills. He previously served as the Finance Chair in 2003 for the Virginia Association of Governmental Procurement.
