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AUG- a 71994 E �. <br />collection. She felt the citizens should have the option of <br />taking their trash to the transfer stations and separating it <br />there. Referring to the notice of non -ad valorem assessment that <br />was sent out by Property Appraiser David Nolte, she noted that it <br />states, "Please understand that these assessments when billed, <br />will have to be paid. If they are are not, a tax certificate <br />will be sold and you could lose title to your property." She <br />asked if it would be the same for the mandatory collection <br />charge, and Chairman Eggert advised that basically it will be the <br />same thing. <br />Attorney Vitunac explained that you will be sent a bill <br />monthly or quarterly which you have to pay, If you don't pay, <br />the County will either take you to court and get a lien on your <br />property or will take you to criminal court or to one of the <br />environmental control boards. Some way or another, the County <br />will take action against those who do not pay the mandatory <br />collection bill. This will be different than the SWDD assessment <br />for the Landfill, which is automatically collected by the Tax <br />Collector. It will be a different procedure, but the end result <br />is the same -- you stand to lose your house. <br />Mrs. Park quoted from a copy of a newspaper article dated <br />April 11, 1990 about Flagler County asking the Attorney General <br />for a specific ruling on whether liens can be placed on homes for <br />non-payment of these charges. The bottom line is that Attorney <br />General Butterworth ruled that the garbage collection fee would <br />appear to be a service charge and could not be placed on the ad <br />valorem tax roll. He also said that they do not qualify as non <br />ad valorem assessments enforceable as a tax against property. <br />Attorney Vitunac explained that the problem in Flagler <br />County was that they were charging varying amounts based on <br />volume and putting monthly bills on the tax bill. That is <br />illegal. We know that, and we are not doing that. Our <br />procedure has been approved by our Tax Collector and our Property <br />30 <br />