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Coldwater Council ends postmark rule for tax payments, waives city's $869 in penalties
Summary
On Nov. 10 the Coldwater City Council voted to stop accepting U.S. Postal Service postmarks to determine timely property-tax payments, approved a one-time waiver of the city's $869 portion of late penalties tied to Sept. 16 postmarks and reaffirmed the charter's 4% penalty rule.
The Coldwater City Council voted on Nov. 10 to stop accepting U.S. Postal Service postmarks as proof a property-tax payment was mailed on time and to waive the city's portion of late-payment penalties assessed for a small group of payments with a Sept. 16 postmark.
City finance staff told the council that postal service changes have made postmarks unreliable as evidence of when mail was actually received. Tom Eldred presented a memo explaining that mail pickup schedules and future-dating of postmarks mean a letter dropped off on one day may receive the next day's postmark. Eldred said the change affects a limited batch of receipts: 18 parcels tied to six property owners, with total…
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