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Board authorizes outside collections contractor to pursue unsecured property-tax arrears; staff cite $6.8 million backlog
Summary
The board approved an agreement with American Financial Credit Services, Inc. to pursue unsecured delinquent property taxes after staff said unsecured delinquencies total about $6.8 million and the county lacks capacity to work the backlog in-house.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors on May 20 voted to hire American Financial Credit Services, Inc. (AFCS) to pursue collection of unsecured delinquent property taxes. The board also voted to waive formal bidding under Lake County Code §38.2 on the grounds the services are specialized and time-sensitive.
Treasurer-Tax Collector Patrick Sullivan told the board the county’s unsecured delinquency rate is about 15 percent and the current backlog of unsecured delinquent accounts totals roughly $6.8 million. Sullivan said the county receives approximately $300,000 per year that goes uncollected on unsecured obligations and that current staffing…
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