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2018-278-Order No. 2018-045 Recorded 7/5/2018Recorded in Deschutes County CJ2018-278 RE IEWED Nancy Blankenship, County Clerk AtM/ Commissioners' Journal 07/05/2018 4:20:27 PM LEGAL COUNSLI. �,,.�vw,. 2018-278 BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON An Order Cancelling Uncollectible Personal Property Taxes of $17,931.84 ORDER NO. 2018-045 WHEREAS, Wayne Lowry, the Deschutes County Tax Collector, pursuant to ORS 311.790 has petitioned the Board of County Commissioners to cancel delinquent personal property taxes on certain personal property accounts on the grounds that the taxes are wholly uncollectible; and WHEREAS, the Deschutes County Legal Counsel has determined that the taxes requested to be cancelled by the Deschutes County Tax Collector are wholly uncollectible, and joins in that request; and WHEREAS, ORS 311.790 provides that the Board of County Commissioners may cancel taxes when the Tax Collector and the County Counsel request in writing that the taxes are uncollectible; now, therefore, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, HEREBY ORDERS as follows: Section 1. The Deschutes County Tax Collector is hereby authorized and directed to cancel the uncollectible manufactured structures property taxes described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and, by this reference, incorporated herein, in the principal amount of $892.39 and uncollectible personal property taxes described in Exhibit `B" attached hereto and, by this reference, incorporated herein in the principal amount of $17,039.45. Dated this of J , 2018 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON ANTHONY DEBONE, Chai r, PHILIP G. ATTES ecording Secretary TAMMY 1 PAGE 1 OF 1- ORDER No. 2018-045 ice Chair ES v� Finance DepartmentlTax Collection Wayne Lowry, Finance Director and Tax Collector Andrea Perkins, Deputy Tax Collector AAi 1300 NW Wall St, Suite 203, Bend, OR 97701-1960 P.O. Sox 7559 Bend, OR 97708-7559 (541) 388-6540 - Fax (541) 385-3248 June 27, 2018 www.deschutes.org/finance To: Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners From: Wayne Lowry, Deschutes County Tax Collector Andrea Perkins, Deschutes County Deputy Tax Collector David Doyle, Deschutes County Legal Counsel RE: Request for Order to Cancel Uncollectible Personal Property Taxes Your approval is requested to cancel $17,931.84 in personal property taxes. On a percentage basis, the $17,931.84 represents 0.20 % (.0020) of the personal and manufactured structure taxes levied in the 2017-18 tax year ($7,570,167.65 and $1,148,640.45, respectively). A summary of prior cancellations by tax year is as follows: 2001-02 $ 53,965.00 2003-04 29,291.00 2004-05 26,537.00 2006-07 49,553.67 2008-09 86,903.57 2009-10 49,139.64 2010-11 37,277.91 2011-12 51,958.84 2012-13 136,431.43 2013-14 37,141.65 2014-15 40,121.07 2015-16 14,615.17 2016-17 58,599.65 The $17,931.84 consists of. 1) Four uncollected manufactured structure accounts totaling taxes of $892.39 and 2) Thirteen uncollectible personal property accounts totaling $17,039.45. Categorically, the items being cancelled are as follows: 1. Manufactured Structures: a) Abandoned under ORS 90.675 (2 accounts) $ 633.49 b) Removed without our knowledge (2 accounts) 258.90 $ 892.39 2. Personal Property: a) Bankruptcies (0 accounts) $ 0 b) Business failures (7 accounts) 6,296.88 c) Took personal property and left area (6 account) 10,742.57 $ 17,039.45 TOTAL (17 accounts) Page 2 of 2 2018 Personal Property Tax Cancellations Pursuant to Oregon law, David Doyle, Legal Counsel, has reviewed the amounts to be cancelled and agrees that these accounts are not collectible. The Tax Department staff has used a reasonable and consistent level of collection effort to try to collect the taxes while minimizing the collection costs and negative relations with the taxpayer. Abandoned manufactured structures are governed by certain laws and statutes that provide for the cancellation of taxes. Bankruptcies are pursued to the extent permitted by U.S. bankruptcy law. Oregon law requires that a final personal property return be filed to terminate the taxation of business property. This frequently does not occur, resulting in the continued assessment and taxation of property that is no longer being used in a business and may no longer exist. A portion of the taxes included under dissolved corporations and business failures (item 2b above) relate to taxes imposed on non-existent businesses and/or assets. We have modified aspects of our collection process to accommodate the realities of the current economic climate. We have significantly increased the use of garnishments of wages and checking accounts. We also have increased the number of attachments of personal property tax accounts to real properly accounts. We have successfully collected a number of personal accounts where the business owner's personal residence is being foreclosed upon by their lender. Lenders tend to pay the taxes promptly in order to extinguish our priority lien. We have also employed preventative measures such as sending letters to local leasing companies and banks reminding them of their responsibility to satisfy tax liens when repossessing business equipment. The response to these tools has produced positive results. 99i O �O A m N ff0 O� O� W Ol J N J V V J N Ol W W Vi W V N � J W � F✓ N O N W A W O N ip Co W � W A m X d W_ O N W � O_ m o fD N N N N V� N N N P O O 0�0 J N A 3 O' � O C in � N � � A K � -' ? 3 O � d �a N !� A N b � lD W ' N A � 0 IN� b m X z w In Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Suite 200, Bend, OR 97701.-1960 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 -,vvww.dCSCj1UtcS.org AGENDA REQUEST & STAFF REPORT For Board Business Meeting of June 27, 2018 Please see directions for completing this document on the next page. DATE: June 12, 2018 FROM: Andrea Perkins Tax/Finance 541-388-6538 TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of signature of Order No. 2018-045 Cancelling Uncollectible Personal Property Taxes of $17,931.84. PUBLIC HEARING ON T141S DATE? No BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS: Personal property taxes are considered to be uncollectible when the cost of collection exceeds the amount of tax, or when it is no longer reasonable or feasible to pursue collection. It has been the County's procedure to cancel uncollectible personal property tax accounts once every year or two, The last cancellation was approved by the Board on June 21, 2017 in the amount of $58,599.65. FISCAL. IMPLICATIONS: It is recommended that the Board approve cancellation of $17,931.84 in personal property taxes deemed uncollectible. The attached letter explains the process staff followed to exhaust all avenues to collect these taxes. Exhibit A and B provide additional details on each account to be cancelled. RECOMMENDATION & ACC'TI0N RE QUESTED: Motion: To approve signature of Order No. 2018-045. ATTENDANCE: Wayne Lowry or Andrea Perkins as necessary. DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS: Copy to Andrea Perkins, Chief Deputy Tax Collector, Tax Department Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97703 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - https://www.deschutes.org/ AGENDA REQUEST & STAFF REPORT For Board of Commissioners Business Meeting of June 27, 2018 DATE: June 14, 2018 FROM: Andrea Perkins, Finance, TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of Board Signature of Order No. 2018-045, Personal Property Tax Cancellations REV WED LENAL O NSEL For Recording Stamp Only BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON A Resolution Amending Resolution 2001-038 To Establish Solid Waste Disposal Fee * RESOLUTION NO. Waiver Amounts for the 2018-2019 Fiscal * 2018-033 Year WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has determined that the public interest is served by waiving solid waste disposal fees, to a limited dollar amount, for certain organizations within Deschutes County, and WHEREAS, the Board has established a policy, through Resolution 2001-038, for the waiver of such fees, and WHEREAS, the Board has determined that Resolution 2001-038 will continue in full force and effect with the following exceptions, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, as follows: Section 1. The maximum aggregate amount of fee waivers authorized each year shall be forty thousand dollars ($40,000). The maximum individual amount of fee waiver authorized each year shall be five thousand dollars ($5,000) Section 1. Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a part hereof, constitutes a list of organizations to receive solid waste disposal fee waivers, and the maximum dollar amount of such fee waivers to be credited to their account by the Solid Waste Department for Fiscal Year 2018-2019. DATED this / day of �Jl 2018. ATTEST: 4tA— Recordi4g Secretary PAGE 1 OF 2 — RESOLUTION NO. 2018-033 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON ANTHONY DEBONE, Chair Vice TAMMEY BANEY, Co()rmissi Exhibit A FY 2018-2019 Disposal Fee Credits Total Amount Allocated - $38,500.00 ORGANIZATION FY 18-19 CREDIT 1856 City Care/City Thrift $2,000.00 1120 Habitat for Humanity — Bend $4,000.00 1775 Habitat for Humanity — Redmond $3,500.00 1117 Habitat for Humanity — Sisters $2,500.00 1140 Humane Society of Central Oregon $5,000.00 1840 Humane Society of Redmond $5,000.00 1208 Opportunity Foundation $5,000.00 1266 Second Tern Thrift Shop $ 500.00 1833 St Vincent DePaul — La Pine $2,500.00 1831 St Vincent DePaul — Redmond $5,000.00 1874 Teen Challenge Thrift Store $3,500.00 PAGE 2 OF 2 — RESOLUTION NO. 2018-033 o) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LQ 0 00 0 Lq 0 LQ W LL N d' m N Lf) m m N m m w m F- O) 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ,y 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LU 06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 cr O O O LO C 0 o0 M Ln N Ln O Lr Ln V N Ln LI) U') N Ol m K LL V oO F- O o O 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 O w LO V O O) NMWOWOHIA W t!1 N m m m m r O m Lf) d' z O co N 'I rl 00 L/) w w r V ci 11 N N m 0 00 O o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ce � 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO LD O W 01 N h h 0 o 0 0 0 N d' m T t d' O M m Lo m o 00 .-� m m m 0) m N Ln O (n N O O O O O O O O O O O O {- N O O o O O O O O O O O o 00 0 0 0 0O 0 0 0 00 0 LnLnLn O OLnOOOC o U N m m N m Ln LO N al I m m 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ln 0 0 Ln w `y O O Ln m O o o M n O O N y. 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'6 C 01 H a+ �WO N `m w w v '� 3 v W L o c a v U V Y Y Y tO L O CL C C > C > a F- O Y a ma •w v Z U S m 2 M CO 0 Ln in 'A H� lD Ln O N Ln Ln r .--I 0 O 0 O W 0 LO LD m m M m V r H r^ H H 00 rr4 cN-{ W w V a N ct LO Lfl I- W m O m V' Ln < Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97703 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - https://www.deschutes.org/ AGENDA REQUEST & STAFF REPORT For Board of Commissioners Business Meeting of June 27, 2018 DATE: June 21, 2018 FROM: Timm Schimke, Solid Waste, 541-317-3177 TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of Board Signature of Resolution No. 2018-033, Establishing Solid Waste Disposal Fee Waivers for Fiscal Year 2018-19 RECOMMENDATION & ACTION REQUESTED: Staff recommends approval of Resolution 2018-033 CONTRACTOR: Contractor/Supplier/Consultant Name: N/A AGREEMENT TIMEFRAME: Starting Date: July 1, 2018 Ending Date: June 30, 2019 INSURANCE: Insurance Certificate Required: No Insurance Review Required by Risk Management: No BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS: The Board has established a policy that provides for the waiver of solid waste disposal fees for non-profit entities that are in the business of reselling used goods. Their activities reduce the amount of waste that goes into the landfill and support needed community services. The Policy has a limit of $5,000 for individual entities and an overall cap for the policy of $40,000 per year. I have attached a spreadsheet that shows historical usage of the waivers, their requests for next year, and our recommended amounts. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: The fee waivers represent lost revenue to the Department. There are no expenditures by the Department for this policy. ATTENDANCE: Timm Schimke