Cuyahoga County board adopts amendments to delinquent tax payment procedures

CLEVELAND — The Cuyahoga County Administrative Rules Board voted unanimously to adopt amendments to the county’s permanent rule on delinquent tax payment procedures, the board said during a meeting in Committee Room B.

The amendments clarify the definition of a “full collection cycle,” add an exception permitting final payment contracts for parcels with a homestead exemption that have reached decreed (journalized) foreclosure status, and align the rule’s treatment of properties in bankruptcy with the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

The changes were presented by County Treasurer Brad Grama, who said the board’s staff adopted the revisions to make the rule easier for taxpayers to understand and to ensure it matches state and federal law. “We adopted these initially some time ago to make clear to the public what the procedures are in our office with respect to delinquent tax collections, and what their options are for getting on payment plans and delinquent tax payment contracts with the office,” Grama said. He added that the office will implement the revisions before the upcoming tax collection cycle so staff can…