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Cass County collector announces website migration, improved mail tracking and tax‑sale schedule
Summary
Collector Chris Mullen said the county will migrate tax-collection services to a new vendor by July 31 to enable integrated online payments, electronic receipts and USPS time‑and‑date tracking of mailed tax bills; he also outlined tax‑sale publication dates and the Aug. 24 sale with 151 parcels remaining.
Chris Mullen, Cass County collector of revenue, used the public‑comment portion of the July 15 commission meeting to outline a planned migration of the county’s tax‑collection software and website and to announce tax‑sale timelines.
Mullen told the commission his office intends to move from the county’s current vendor to a new vendor with a target go‑live at midnight July 31. He said the change is expected to reduce vendor costs by about $3,000 per month and to integrate payment processing so residents can complete payments in a single online transaction and print receipts themselves.
The collector described several operational improvements: a single site experience for merchant, personal and real‑estate tax payments; consolidated mailings so households receive fewer duplicate envelopes; and an interface with the U.S. Postal Service to provide time‑and‑date stamps that show when an envelope entered the mailstream. He said the office will monitor the weekend of the migration for any service interruptions and will post notices on social media and to local news outlets.
Mullen also reviewed the county’s upcoming tax‑sale schedule and related deadlines. He said the office has 151 parcels remaining for tax sale at the time of his remarks and that, compared with the prior year (168–169 parcels), the office is about 17 parcels ahead. He listed publication dates for tax‑sale notices in the county paper of record on July 23, July 30 and August 6, and said the tax sale is scheduled for August 24; unpaid parcels after August 6 will receive an orange yard sign that will be time‑and‑date stamped and photographed for records.
Mullen said the office has arranged for sheriff’s deputies to provide security at the courthouse during the sale and that doors will open at 9:30 a.m. with the sale beginning when the clock tower hits 10 a.m.
The collector invited questions and said staff will continue to answer taxpayer inquiries during and after the migration weekend.
The commission acknowledged the update; no formal vote was taken on the migration plan during the meeting.
