Harrison County chooses interim tax collector following David LaRosa’s retirement
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors announced Tuesday that it has chosen David LaRosa’s interim replacement as the county’s tax collector.
Sharon Nash, who worked in the Harrison County Tax Collector’s office for 17 years before leaving in December, will begin her appointment Friday and will serve in the role until a new tax collector is elected.
“I worked in the tax office since 2002 and I have it in my blood,” Nash said in a press release. “I plan on being in the office Monday and having five people do nothing but answer the phones, and we are going to try and add a sixth line. We are going to start processing everything that’s been done online.”
Nash plans to offer curbside service for transactions that cannot be done online.
“We will have someone outside the Gulfport courthouse with a mask and gloves on, helping our citizens as much as possible,” she said.
LaRosa, who was in the first year of a four-year term, informed the board of his intention to resign on March 30. He was first elected to the role in 1999 after previously serving as a Harrison County supervisor.
“Due to my recent declining health, my doctors are strongly advising me to consider retirement,” he wrote in a letter to the board. “Based on these recommendations, I am giving notice that my last work day will be Friday, April 10, 2020.”
The board has asked the Election Commission to set a special election for tax collector on Nov. 3 with a qualifying deadline of 5 p.m. on Sept. 4.
