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Outside firm briefs Tomball council on delinquent-tax and court-fine collections; city to expand text outreach
Summary
Purdue, Brandon, Felder & Mott reviewed the city's delinquent-property tax and municipal court collections processes, reporting ongoing collections work and plans to expand texting to increase contact rates for unpaid fines and fees.
City contractors Purdue, Brandon, Felder & Mott briefed the Tomball City Council on Feb. 3 about the firm’s work collecting delinquent property taxes and municipal court fines and fees, and described new outreach tools the firm says will increase contact and collections.
The firm’s representative, Mike Darlow, said the Harris County tax office typically collects roughly 97.6% of the city’s levy and the law firm focuses on the remaining roughly 2–3% that becomes delinquent and must be pursued. At the time of the presentation the firm reported a base of about $242,000 in…
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