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Ceres hires HDL to run business licensing; firm cites about $104,000 in recoverable delinquent accounts
Summary
The Ceres City Council heard from HDL, the city's new business-license administrator, which outlined online licensing services, compliance work and early recovery figures — roughly $104,000 identified for collections and an estimated $98,000 in potential undiscovered revenue once discovery audits start.
The Ceres City Council on Dec. 8 heard a briefing from HDL, the contractor the city recently engaged to administer business licensing and compliance services. Jeron Saming, HDL operations manager, said the company went live with the city's licensing administrative services in August and provides an online portal for applications, renewals and payments as well as phone and mail support for businesses.
HDL also described compliance work it has begun and its plans to expand discovery and audit services. "The discovery aspect is trying to identify as many businesses as possible to again ensure…
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