Planning commission endorses forwarding South Tahoe Refuse delinquent-fees report to county tax collector

Katherine Moore, assistant planner for the City of South Lake Tahoe, presented the South Tahoe Refuse delinquent-fees report required by South Lake Tahoe City Code Chapter 4.150. She said the report lists residential and commercial properties with mandatory solid-waste collection fees unpaid for 180 days or more and is being updated in real time as some customers pay.

Moore explained that the final report — found in the meeting materials as Exhibit 1 and updated in person at the hearing — will be filed with the El Dorado County auditor and recorder on or before Aug. 10, 2025, unless affected property owners pay earlier. "Mandatory collection fees, which remain unpaid for a period of 180 days or more ... may be collected thereafter by South Tahoe Refuse per South Lake Tahoe City Code section 4.150.370," she told the commission.

During the presentation a few attendees approached staff and South Tahoe Refuse representatives to say they were resolving account issues. After opening Zoom public comment (none raised), a commissioner moved and the commission seconded a resolution recommending that city council confirm the final delinquent-fees report and direct the finance department to send a certified copy to the El Dorado County auditor-collector to add the delinquent amounts to the county property-tax rolls for collection. The motion carried unanimously.

Next steps: The commission’s recommendation will be transmitted to city council and the finance department will forward the certified report to the El Dorado County auditor-collector for placement on the county property-tax roll per code.