Tax collector reports claims approvals, motor‑vehicle supplemental billing plans and $460K in cannabis-tax receipts
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The committee approved four claims/refunds, heard that October collections are at 53.41%, learned that motor‑vehicle supplemental billing and a second-installment mailing are planned, and that cannabis tax receipts total about $460,000 to date.
Tax-collector Lisa Diagerelli presented claims and collection updates to the Finance & Claims Committee on Nov. 13. The committee unanimously approved four special refund requests (two court-ordered overpayments and two duplicate payments tied to car-wash accounts).
Diagerelli said October collections were at 53.41% and the office is preparing motor‑vehicle supplemental bills and the second installment real-estate, sewer-use and business personal property bills with a target of issuing them by December. She said the tax office has implemented wage garnishment procedures for city or BOE employees who are delinquent and noted preparations for a July 2026 tax-sale of properties with unpaid obligations.
The tax office reported roughly $460,000 in cannabis tax receipts since June 2024; Diagerelli described the billing as a 3% assessment of gross sales sent to the city and said retailers remit payments by check. Committee members asked about vendor fees for motor‑vehicle collection work: Municipal Tax Services (MTS) receives a $50 finder’s fee per vehicle plus a percentage of recovered revenue (noted in the meeting as about 38%), which some members described as a sizable acquisition cost.
Assessor Paul Gorman and MTS staff are working to identify roughly 17,000 accounts for supplemental motor‑vehicle billing after 10/01/2024 vehicle registrations.