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Council approves contingency lien-collection contract and adds 20% collection fee to code
Summary
The council approved a contingency contract with Purdue, Brandon, Collins & Mott LLP to pursue delinquent municipal liens and adopted an ordinance adding a 20% collection fee to liens and demolition costs; staff said the program will use Texas Tax Code Sec. 33.91 for expedited sales of vacant, abandoned properties.
The Nacogdoches City Council on Nov. 19 approved a contingency contract with Purdue, Brandon, Collins & Mott LLP to assist in collecting delinquent municipal liens and adopted an ordinance adding a 20% collection fee to liens and to costs assessed after city demolitions.
City Attorney Jerry Baker described the contract as a contingency fee arrangement that would add a 20% collection fee to outstanding liens to compensate the firm for collection services. "To defray the cost of collections, the city shall impose an additional collection fee of 20%…
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