REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
February 9, 2021
FROM
ENSEN MASON, Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector
SUBJECT
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Public Sale of Tax-Defaulted Property - Tax Sale #371
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Authorize the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector to sell at public auction the tax-defaulted properties listed on the attached schedule.
2. Authorize the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector to sell at a reduced minimum bid those properties which have been previously offered for tax sale at least once and did not receive a minimum bid.
(Presenter: Douglas R. Boyd, Assistant Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector, 382-7004)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The estimated public auction cost of $150,000 has been included in the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector's (ATC) 2020-21 budget and will be fully reimbursed through tax sale fees.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Subject to Board of Supervisors approval, pursuant to California Revenue and Taxation (R&T) Code ?3691, the Tax Collector has the power to sell properties that have been tax-defaulted for five or more years, and the ability to sell previously offered tax-defaulted properties at a reduced minimum bid, in an effort to return these properties to property tax paying status. Property tax dollars are used to fund key public services including education, police and fire protection, and social and public health services.
Each year the Tax Collector holds a public auction of tax-defaulted properties, and the next sale is scheduled to begin May 8, 2021 (Tax Sale #371). The Department cancelled the scheduled Ma...
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