ADOPTED - DECEMBER 8, 2009

Agenda Item No. 15

 

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ADDITIONAL

TAX FORFEITURE/FORECLOSURE COORDINATOR POSITION

 IN THE COUNTY TREASURER’S OFFICE

 

RESOLUTION #09-416

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the Ingham County Treasurer took action in December of 2004 to assume the responsibility for Public Act 123 of 1999, the Delinquent Property Tax Foreclosure Act; and

 

WHEREAS, the Foreclosure Process provides for full cost recovery for the program including staff, legal, contract services and supplies, and the Treasurer is generating the additional funding necessary for this position in the Delinquent Tax Revolving Fund (Fund 516); and

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Treasurer has previously created a Property Tax Coordinator position to administer the requirements of PA 123 under the Treasurer’s supervision; and

 

WHEREAS, the Treasurer has identified an expanded need to coordinate work for the significantly increasing volume of forfeitures and the increasing need for foreclosure prevention efforts that can best be performed by the designated positions; and

 

WHEREAS, the auction process and Land Bank have coordination needs with the foreclosed parcels and the Land Bank has budgeted staff cost to reimburse the County for 80% of the one existing Tax Forfeiture/Foreclosure Coordinator position; and

 

WHEREAS, that the cost of the additional position will be covered entirely by forfeiture fees.

 

WHEREAS, the classification was analyzed and processed by Human Resources Department.

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the establishment of an additional Tax Forfeiture/Foreclosure Coordinator position effective January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2012.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Controller/Administrator to make the necessary budget adjustments and position allocation list amendment in the Treasurer’s 2010 Budget.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Position Allocation List is changed to reflect that the existing position will be reimbursed 80% by the Land Bank and 20% by the forfeiture fees.

 

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Celentino, Koenig, Holman, Copedge, Grebner

     Nays:  Vickers             Absent:  None   Approved 12/1/09

 

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Bahar-Cook, Tennis, Davis, Dougan

      Nays:  None         Absent:  Nolan   Approved 12/2/09