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Commission agrees to waive $71.37 penalty after county and payer errors
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Summary
Jerry and Lorraine Fisher asked the commission to waive a $71.37 penalty after their $2,854.99 payment was applied to a parcel they had sold; staff recovered funds from the unintended recipient and commissioners agreed to waive the small penalty.
Jerry and Lorraine Fisher told Davis County staff that on Nov. 26, 2024 they paid $2,854.99 through their financial institution but the payment was applied to a parcel they sold in 2017 (parcel ending in 3107). The county refunded that payment to the parcel's current owner and later recovered the money, but the Fishers received a delinquency notice in January 2025.
Treasurer/legal staff reviewed the transaction and identified two errors: the check bore the old parcel number and the county erroneously refunded the second payment to the wrong party. Staff confirmed they recovered funds and recommended waiving the $71.37 penalty caused by the sequence of errors. "So realistically, we're at $71," one commissioner said; another commissioner agreed there was no reason not to return the $71.
What happens next: Commissioners signaled agreement to waive the $71.37 penalty; staff will process the waiver and finalize the correction.