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Mount Vernon council approves ordinance to submit delinquent-tax list, set tax-lien sale and foreclosure procedures
Summary
At a Jan. 27 special meeting, the Mount Vernon City Council approved an ordinance from the Office of the Comptroller to submit a list of delinquent taxes and establish procedures for tax-lien sales and in rem foreclosure proceedings; the vote was unanimous and no substantive debate was recorded.
The Mount Vernon City Council voted unanimously Jan. 27 to adopt an ordinance authorizing submission of the city elinquent-tax list and approving procedures for tax-lien sales and in rem foreclosure proceedings.
The measure, introduced by the Office of the Comptroller at a special meeting convened at City Hall, was moved and seconded and then carried on a roll-call vote. Councilman Boxhill, Councilwoman Gleason, Councilman Poteet, Councilman Thompson and Council President Brown all voted "aye." No recorded discussion of the ordinance ppears in the meeting transcript.
The item was listed under the finance and planning portion of the agenda and described at the meeting as an ordinance "authorizing the submission of the list of delinquent taxes and approving procedures for tax lien sales and in rem foreclosure proceedings." The meeting notice, read into the record, said the special session had been advertised to the Journal News, the city—ulletin (the rotunda), social media and the city website.
After the roll call on the ordinance, council moved to adjourn. The special meeting lasted only a few minutes and contained a single substantive agenda item.
The council did not record any conditions, amendments or follow-up tasks related to implementation of the ordinance during the meeting. The ordinance text, implementing schedule and any administrative procedures beyond the general description were not specified in the transcript.
