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Saint Marys tax collector defends office and questions outsourcing to Berkheimer
Summary
Outgoing tax collector Charles Blom told the council he has collected the local services tax for 20 years, disputed claims that many residents aren—t paying, and warned Berkheimer's contract would cost the city more and request taxpayer-roll data.
Charles Blom, the elected city tax collector, spent the council meeting explaining how the local services tax (LST) works and disputing council comments that prompted a proposed switch of collection duties to Berkheimer Tax Services. Blom, who said he has served about 20 years, told the council the LST is a $52 annual charge levied where people work; $47 of that goes to the city and $5 to the school district.
Blom said the city bills businesses and self-employed residents annually and that reporting rules changed in 2008 to require quarterly entries by Social…
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