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Report of the As your tax collector, I will continue to seek out new methods to improve collections,and as your treasurer,I Treasurer/Tax -Collector promise to prudently ingest the funds. Following is pertinent information form both of my Most of the cities and towns in the Commonwealth use departments. the services of a deputy tax collector to collect delinquent taxes. The deputy is not compensated by the town,but Respectfully submitted, receives his or her remuneration from the fees,proscribed by Mass. general Laws,that are paid by the delinquent Anne T. Shaw taxpayer. :: r. 00-04 If tax bells .are not paid in a timely fashion the tax collector sends a"demand"bill. If the "demand"is not . paid, then the tax collector issues a warrant, to the deputy,for the collection of the bill. The deputy sends a notice ofwarrant to the delinquent taxpayer er which adds a .fourteen dollar fee to the bill. If there is no response toi- this notice, a second notice is delivered which adds another fourteen dollars (total fee is now twenty-eight -s dollars). - In December 19-90, 1 evaluated the collection services that the Town was receiving and decided to see if there were any improved programs available. After interviewing several deputy tax collectors, in February 19911 engaged the services of John Y.Brady.The"Brady _ Bunch'as they are called, service several towns on the Gape and the South Shore. Their office in Scituate is staffed by eight, which means that there is always someone available to assist the taxpayer. They are , ! effective in locating delinquent taxpayers because they are `'on-line" with the Registry of Motor Vehicles computer, and also employ the services of a firm that provides address changes. If the unpaid bill is for motor vehicle excise,and it remains unpaid after the delivery of _ the second notice, it is marked at the Registry for non- renewal of driver's license.Because the"Brady Bunch"is on-line with the Registry, there is no delay in this marking, This on-line feature also means that the ` markingcan be immediate) cleared when the bill is aid. - Y �' p rr I have been very pleased with the collection results of 'h my new deputy collector, and following are collection y' T figures from February 1, 1991 to June 30, 1992: Interest ?s #Bills Tax&Charges Total 5F r Real Estate 229 1591)338 3.03700 1907038 .:5 Personal Property 180 8 941 2J29 11 070 }' Motor vehicle Excise 808 43,086 71583 509669 j 19217 211,365 40,412 2519777 y i Wl