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Board approves placing delinquent code enforcement costs on 2026-27 tax roll
Summary
The Board approved a resolution to place unpaid Code & Cannabis enforcement-related staff invoices and special assessments on the 2026-27 secured property tax roll, citing the county code authority to recover enforcement costs without creating property liens.
The Nevada County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to place certain delinquent community development agency (CDA) enforcement costs and staff invoices on the 2026-27 secured property tax roll.
Matt Kelly, director of Code and Cannabis Compliance, told the board these charges are special assessments authorized under Nevada County Code section 12.05.220 and are distinct from recorded liens or citations. "These are not citations. These are staff costs and staff invoices only," Kelly said, describing the administrative violation-to-collection process and the 30/60/90-day notice progression leading to collections and an annual board resolution to place remaining unpaid costs on the tax roll.
Kelly provided before-and-after examples of two abatement cases in District 4: a solid-waste/portable-vehicle cleanup and an illicit cannabis cultivation abatement. Staff confirmed appeal rights and that abatement confirmations were heard separately when required. Board members praised staff work and asked why the current list was smaller than last year; Kelly said the number varies by where cases are in the administrative and collections pipeline.
After no public comment, the board moved and approved the resolution by roll call. Staff said direct-charge forms will be coordinated with the Treasurer-Tax Collector and the Auditor-Controller to place the assessments onto the August tax roll.
