The mayor of Kamloops has not been paying his taxes, and now his house could be auctioned off.

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s Westmount home is now on the annual tax sale list, owing Kamloops city hall more than $17,000.

Dozens of properties are included on the list every year, only added when the owner is three years behind on property taxes. Outstanding amounts range from $1,000 to more than $300,000, but only one is owned by the city’s mayor.

Hamer-Jackson lives in the house with his wife, but it has been up for sale for more than five months, priced at $1.9 million. BC Assessment values the property at $917,000 and the city website estimates the owner would’ve been charge $4,264 in municipal taxes this year.

Like his downtown business property, it could be taken away before he is able to sell it.

Banks moved to foreclose on Hamer-Jackson’s West Victoria Street car lot and have since given him four months to pay off more than $400,000 in debt before seizing the property. Though court documents mentioned outstanding taxes on the business property, it isn’t on the 2026 auction list.

It’s currently listed for sale at $3.6 million after a reduction or two over the past several months.

Many properties have their accounts settled before bidders can take possession. Owners have a year to pay outstanding tax bills and the interest accrued. If they repay this month, they’ll be removed from the list.

Hamer-Jackson did not respond when reached for comment on his outstanding tax bills.

Kamloops city council also adopted a new bylaw just this summer, allowing the city to collect unpaid taxes and fees from elected officials through their salaries. It’s not clear whether it has been used.

The annual tax sale takes place on Sept. 28.

Being mayor hasn’t exactly helped Hamer-Jackson’s financial situation. His legal debts from his political affairs are mounting while his paycheques are a small fraction of his actual salary after clawbacks for bad behaviour.

Meanwhile, the Sept. 11 deadline is fast approaching on Hamer-Jackson to file his nomination papers to run in the next election.