• TAX COLLECTIONS: Collects more than $217 million dollars in County, city, school, and special district taxes; processes any replicated payments within sixty (60) days, maintains complete and accurate files on the tax payment status of 93,000 parcels, and processes taxpayer inquiries in a timely and courteous manner.
  Maintains records of all tax-defaulted parcels and computes amounts necessary to redeem when requested by the taxpayer; computes amounts and establishes controls for installment plans on redemptions; prepares and mails notices of Power to Sell; determines parcels to sell at public auction and selects dates of the sale; coordinates sale and accounts for proceeds of sale.
• OTHER COLLECTION SERVICES: Prepares tax liens on delinquent unsecured taxpayers; and collects delinquent mobile home fees assigned to the County by the State before issuing Tax Clearance Certificates; collects Transient Occupancy; collects card room and bingo license fees. Responds to all taxpayer inquiries for property tax payment information.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

• July 1 - Beginning of fiscal year.
• August 1- Unsecured tax payments due.
• August 31 - Unsecured tax payment deadline. A 10% penalty is added as of 5:00 p.m. (*).
• September 1 - Unpaid unsecured taxes are transferred to the Collections Division and a $80.00 fee is added. Other fees are added by the Collections Division with continued delinquency.
• October - Treasurer-Tax Collector mails out original secured property tax bills.
• November 1 - First installment is due on secured tax bills.
• December 10 - First installment payment deadline. A 10% penalty is added as of 5:00 p.m. (*).
• January 1 - Lien date for all taxes for the coming fiscal year.
• February 1 - Second installment due on secured tax bills.
• April 10 - Second installment payment deadline. A 10% penalty plus $20.00 cost is added as of 5:00 p.m. (*).
• May - Treasurer-Tax Collector mails courtesy notices for any unpaid, regular current year taxes.
• June - Unsecured tax bills are mailed.
• June 30 - End of fiscal year.
• July 1 - Delinquent accounts are transferred to delinquent tax roll and additional interest charges are added at 1- 1/2% per month on any unpaid tax amounts, plus $15.00 redemption fee

  (*) If a delinquent date falls on a weekend or holiday, the delinquent date is the next business day.