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Tax collector reports strong midyear collections; committee approves three special claims totaling about $63,000
Summary
Tax collector Lisa (last name in transcript Lisa) reported a midyear collection rate of 62.53% and described upcoming delinquent notices and tax-sale redemption deadlines. The committee unanimously approved two special motor-vehicle claim adjustments (Toyota Lease Trust) and one sewer-use adjustment totaling roughly $63,000.
The city’s tax collector reported to the Finance and Claims Committee on Jan. 9 that tax collections are ahead of last year at the fiscal midyear point, with a collection rate of 62.53% through December. Lisa told the committee the last day to pay current bills this cycle is Monday, Feb. 3, and the office will begin delinquent notices in February and file lien continuation certificates in March as part of routine enforcement.
The committee voted unanimously to approve the claims report and two special motor-vehicle adjustment requests and a sewer-use adjustment that required committee approval because each exceeded the $10,000 threshold. The packet lists the Toyota Lease Trust adjustments at $29,002.62 and $10,497.77 and a sewer adjustment for 14 Mott Avenue of $3,003.57; the tax collector said the combined motor-vehicle adjustments are compilations of lease-company paperwork and supplemental bill corrections.
Tax sale update: Lisa described the tax sale process and the upcoming redemption deadline. The city held a tax sale in September and currently has four properties that may be deeded if not redeemed by the March 11 redemption cutoff. The tax collector said the sale process is designed primarily to compel payment; she reported the sale raised about $6.5 million compared with an earlier internal target of $4.5 million, which she attributed to changing the inclusion criteria and adding additional properties during the preparation period.
Collections practice and enforcement: the collector described cooperation with other city departments: the health department may withhold business permit renewals for certain past-due accounts (per state law), and the office files Uniform Commercial Code liens with the Connecticut Secretary of the State for delinquent business personal property accounts.
Formal action: Committee members approved the claims report including the three special claims by a unanimous hand vote. The claims will be finalized at the Jan. 14 common council meeting.
The tax collector said she will send an additional 60-day notice to owners of properties recently sold at tax sale to remind them of the March redemption deadline, though the law does not require an additional notice.
