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Finance director proposes online tax-foreclosure auctions citing safety, county backs a pilot trial
Summary
Director of finance Laurie Skerritt recommended switching Tompkins County's non-real property tax foreclosure auction to an online platform because of safety concerns, large cash payments at past auctions, and staff overtime; the committee gave her discretion to pursue a pilot.
Tompkins County Director of Finance Laurie Skerritt asked the Budget, Capital and Personnel Committee on March 13 for guidance on whether to switch the county's tax foreclosure auction from an in-person event to an online platform.
Skerritt said safety at recent live auctions has become a concern and the sheriff's office provided armed assistance at the prior event; she also described handling unusually large cash payments and the need to transport those funds after hours. She said the live auction includes an informational meeting followed by an after-hours auction…
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