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Cass County Commission approves tax‑sale offers, accepts bid for lien searches
Summary
The Cass County Commission on May 21 accepted a bid for pre‑tax‑sale lien searches and approved multiple tax‑sale purchase offers, including a $15,000 offer for a Harrisonville property and a $2,500 offer for a Bolton property.
Acting Presiding Commissioner Jeff Fletcher and Commissioner Mike Moreland voted 2-0 on May 21 to accept a vendor bid for pre‑tax‑sale lien searches and to approve multiple tax‑sale purchase offers brought by the Cass County Collector and staff.
The action matters because the county is preparing for the 2025 tax sale (noted by staff as the fourth Monday in August) and the approved vendor and sales determine how lien searches will be handled and which tax‑forfeited properties will be transferred before the sale.
The commission accepted a single bid from Coffout Land Title Inc. to provide pre‑tax‑sale lien search services. The rate recorded in the meeting packet was $59.21 per parcel; the Collector reported 377 parcels currently listed on the county’s Tax Network. The commission approved that procurement by voice vote.
The commission also approved multiple tax‑sale purchase offers brought to the meeting by county staff. Commissioners approved an offer of $2,500 for property described on the agenda as 17119 Monte Verde Drive in Bolton, Missouri. Separately, the commission approved an offer of $15,000 for a property listed as 1000 Independence in Harrisonville, Missouri; county staff said the $15,000 offer arrived after an earlier April offer and was substantially higher than the previous amount.
The meeting record shows the commission made and seconded motions for each item, asked for city input when applicable, and recorded the votes as two in favor, zero opposed for the items taken up. Staff told the commission the city of Harrisonville had been contacted about the Harrisonville parcel and that City representatives indicated they did not want to take the property, clearing the way for the county sale to proceed.
Votes at a glance - Accept agenda: motion carried (voice vote; commissioners present: Jeff Fletcher, Mike Moreland). - Approve minutes (May 14, 2025): motion carried (voice vote). - Accept bid from Coffout Land Title Inc. for pre‑tax‑sale lien searches at $59.21 per parcel: approved (voice vote). - Approve tax‑sale purchase — 17119 Monte Verde Drive (Bolton): approve offer $2,500; approved (voice vote). - Approve tax‑sale purchase — 1000 Independence (Harrisonville): approve offer $15,000; approved (voice vote). - Adjourn: approved (voice vote).
The Collector’s office described the vendor bid and the parcel count as part of routine preparations for the tax sale; staff said the lien‑search work will start as scheduled and indicated the process is intended to be transparent to property owners. County staff also noted timelines in the office’s outreach (deadlines and notices) as part of the regular tax‑sale schedule. The meeting concluded with routine closing business and public comment (none received).
