DATE: March 28, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Oscar J. Garcia, CPA, Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector
SUBJECT: Amendment to Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs - Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct first hearing to amend the County of Fresno Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs Ordinance by amending Subsection 3003.4 of Section 3000 - Tax Collector, waive the reading of the Ordinance, and set the second hearing for April 11, 2023;
2. Designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed Ordinance; and,
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to post and publish the required summary in accordance with Government Code, Section 25124 (b)(1).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will set a second hearing to enable your Board to amend the existing service fee ("Fee") in the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs (MSF) Subsection 3003.4, Parties of Interest Search, of Section 3000 - Tax Collector, to change the fee from $161 to "Actual Cost". The Fee is used to recover Department costs for title searches to discover parties of interest for purposes of giving notices of the County's annual sale of tax-defaulted properties
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose not to amend the MSF Ordinance and direct staff to use current Fee or propose alternative Fee, which may not recover 100% of Department costs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Costs (NCC) associated with the recommended actions. It is anticipated that with the proposed amendment, the Department will ensure that actual cost will be recovered.
DISCUSSION:
When the County conducts a sale of tax-defaulted properties, the County is obligated by law to make reasonable efforts to locate parties of interest to notify them regarding the sale and the opportunity to claim excess proceeds. By statute, parties of interest include persons who have recor...
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