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Commissioners to try three annual delinquent-balance certifications again after successful collections
Summary
The board directed staff to notify residents and proceed with three certifications of delinquent balances (March, July and November) for the coming year after staff reported roughly $550,000 collected in March and November certifications last year.
Commissioners discussed whether to continue the three-certification schedule for delinquent balances — March, July and November — after staff presented collection results from the prior year. County staff said the March and November certifications each produced roughly $550,000 in collections last year, with July receipts about $100,000.
Officials said the auditor and treasurer used a process staff described as manual and labor-intensive (about $1,500 in direct costs and roughly 50 staff hours under the method described), but that the revenue collected early in the year made the approach attractive. Commissioners asked staff to seek ways to streamline the process and to return with final certification dollar amounts so the commissioners could adopt a formal resolution in late March or early April.
The board directed staff to notify customers about the planned March certification and to prepare the certification resolution and supporting dollar amounts for a future meeting. Commissioners emphasized the decision to run three certifications this year would be evaluated and could be changed in future years, and they noted the benefit of earlier collections to county cash flow and short-term investment earning potential.
No formal vote on a permanent policy change was recorded in the public transcript; staff will return with the certification dollar totals and a resolution for formal certification.
