Since July 1, 2022 the Treasurer & Tax Collector has performed the following activity in regard to the collection of delinquent property related taxes:

• Collected more than $7M in delinquent secured debt, current unsecured taxes and delinquent unsecured debt
• Received board approval and launched a new program, Easy Smart Pay, which allows taxpayers to make monthly payments to a third party provider for secured taxes 
• Worked in conjunction with the Auditor’s office to perform the annual secured extension resulting in 61,195 current secured tax bills generated on 9/12/2022 with a total charge to collect of $303M 
• Annual Transient Occupancy Tax collection for 2021/2022 totaled $1,040,971, the highest amount ever collected by this office
• Posted 14 auction properties on both the Eastern and Western sides of the county to ensure that taxpayers are aware of the potential for sale and their options.  

• Proceed with filing liens in mid-October for unpaid delinquent unsecured debt 
• Continue to assist taxpayers that have delinquent taxes to apply for the property tax relief funds.  
• Continue to do site visits for those with unsecured taxes, encouraging payment plans to reduce tax delinquencies.  
• Hold auction in November 
• Continue to find areas that cause delinquencies and provide taxpayer education through the use of inserts in tax bill mailings.