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JUL <br />E. Tax Deed Proceeds Refund for Eva Mae Griffin <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated 6/15/83: <br />,June 15, 1983 <br />To: Board of County Commissioners <br />From: Finance Department <br />Re: Tax Deed Proceeds Refund <br />We have received a letter from Eva Mae Griffin requesting Tax Deed Proceeds <br />Refund for Tax Certificate # 1076 in the amount of $3,961:07. The funds were <br />held in Tax Deed Proceeds from August 29, 1978 through September 30,'5991. <br />Within that time period no contact was received from Mrs. Griffin. On <br />September 30, 1981 we turned the money over to the Board of. County Commissioners <br />General Fund. Please advise us of your recommendation. <br />Finance Director Barton briefly explained the process <br />involved in the sale of property for back taxes. <br />Once a piece of property has been sold on the Courthouse <br />steps for back taxes, the Clerk's Office keeps any excess <br />funds over and above the initial bid, which is generally the <br />amount of outstanding tax certificates that the owner has <br />not paid for several years. Once that and all the costs are <br />satisfied, and there are excess monies, the Clerk's Office <br />tries for 90 days to notify the prior owner that there are <br />excess monies available. If they do not respond during that <br />time period, the money is then turned over to the Board of <br />County Commissioners for their General Fund, and they keep <br />it in the liability section for two additional years in case <br />a claim is made. At the end of two years, it is taken into <br />the Board's General Fund Revenue. <br />Director Barton stated the funds from the sale of Mrs. <br />Griffin's property were held in Tax Deed Proceeds from <br />August 29, 1978 through September 30, 1981, during which <br />12 <br />6 1993 . k0K 53 �Aa 1 <br />