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Tax office reports $13 million collected in June; tax sale set for Aug. 24 with roughly a dozen expected properties
Summary
Tax office official Lisa Biagirelli told the Board that June levy collections were about $13,000,000, the prior‑year adjusted levy collection rate was 98.67%, and the Aug. 24 tax sale has been reduced from 220 properties to 39, with roughly a dozen likely to proceed.
Lisa Biagirelli, appearing for the tax office, told the board the department collected about $13,000,000 on the levy during June, representing roughly 20% of motor vehicle bills and fewer real estate bills this year.
"We were able to collect about $13,000,000 on the levy, during the month of June," Biagirelli said, and added the prior fiscal year collection rate across all tax types stood at 98.67% of the adjusted levy net of refunds and credits. She said the tax sale scheduled for Aug. 24 began with 220 properties, has been reduced to 39 and is expected to include roughly a dozen by auction; collections tied to those properties total about $4,700,000. Lisa also noted the city has held 12 tax sales since 2003 and cumulative receipts from tax sales exceed $53,000,000.
Board members asked whether delinquencies felt worse this year; Biagirelli said it was too early to tell, but early mailing of bills likely spread demand and may have encouraged online payments. The clerk requested that Lisa circulate the detailed reports to the BET after the meeting; Lisa agreed to do so.
