Treasurer reports recent tax collections and ongoing in-rem/tax-deed work

County Treasurer Connie updated the committee on tax collections and tax-deed activity, reporting recent collection figures and outlining upcoming workload for the office. Connie said staff collected second installments during June–August and that her office is finishing assessment questions and conversion invoicing with CPZ. She reported collections from 2013–2023 tax years totaling $598,545 (as reported) and that the current-year collections over the three-month period were reported as 24,790,000 (as reported in transcript); interest and penalty collected in that window was reported at $520,000 and tax-deed fees at $7,125. Nut graf: The treasurer said August settlements to school districts totaled $26,076,611 and municipalities $14,808,756 and that those settlements are complete; staff will continue managing delinquent parcels moving through in-rem and tax-deed processes and will train municipal clerks on tax-bill preparations in the coming months. Connie said the department will be busy through November and into March with lottery-credit adjustments, municipal levy resolutions, and entering tax rates for the annual tax-billing cycle; she offered to provide the collection numbers to committee members by email. Ending: Administration said a court-related in-rem deadline (Oct. 7 referenced) will be a point of activity for delinquent parcels and staff will provide an update at the committee’s next meeting.