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Residence Services Committee reaffirms county auditor authority over tax-forfeited land
Summary
The committee voted to restate a 1995 delegation giving the county auditor authority to administer and enforce property tax forfeiture, clarifying that the auditor may delegate functions to land information and tax services staff; the vote carried and staff will prepare a memo on related questions.
At a Residence Services Committee meeting, members approved a resolution restating the county auditor’s authority to administer and enforce property tax forfeiture, a staff member said. The action was presented as a clarification of a 1995 delegation and not a change in current practice.
"This is a straightforward, delegation, resolution that really restates a delegation that the county board made back in, 1995, to the county auditor to, essentially, do the property tax, administration and enforcement, including, property tax, forfeiture," said the staff member providing background. The staff member said the resolution also affirms that the county auditor may delegate these functions to staff within the land information and tax services department.
Commissioner Lundy pressed for greater clarity about how the county may use tax-forfeited land, asking whether lands can be disposed of or sold and noting prior sales to the HRA that raised questions about process and market-value requirements. The staff member said the office would prepare a memo explaining rights and responsibilities and could research specific properties if commissioners provide them.
The chair called for a vote; members voiced their support and the motion carried. The transcript records that the motion carried but does not include a roll-call tally or names of movers and seconders in the audio segment.
