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Council probes BID collections as new business districts form; finance to modernize billing
Summary
Council discussed Business Improvement District (BID) assessment collection problems and the role of amnesty programs; Finance said new system modernization and consolidated billing should improve collections for newer districts currently around 60% collected, while mature districts approach 90% collection.
Councilmember Mulcahy pulled item 2.9 and asked Finance Director Maria Oberg to explain why some Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) report lower collection rates and whether amnesty programs are necessary.
Maria Oberg said the city has over 96,000 registered businesses and that amnesty programs are used both to capture late payers and to…
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