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should pay these bills when they can. Staff is hopeful that these liens will be paid off when <br />the properties turn over so people will not have to be evicted from their homes. <br />Chairman Eggert asked if anything is being done to avoid this situation in the future, <br />and County Attorney Vitunac recommended that recording in the OR books is better than <br />recording them in an Assessment Lien Book. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by CommissionerAdams, SECONDED <br />BY Commissioner Tippin, to approve Alternative #2 as set forth <br />in the Memorandum and as recommended by staff. <br />County Attorney Vitunac expressed thanks to Ms. Mossali for her work. Chairman <br />Eggert agreed that it had not been an easy job. <br />Ross Cothran, auditor, wanted to make the Board aware of a couple ofrelated issues. <br />The effort to collect the accounts was tremendous and well received. Normally he would <br />make this recommendation after the audit, but he wanted the Board to be aware that the <br />receipts of this project have been through the County Attorney's Office and this has created <br />some problems within the Tax Collector's office as far as maintaining their records. He <br />wanted to make sure that in the future all collection dollars be received through the Tax <br />Collector's office. There are some existing problems with some of the accounts not being <br />resolved in the Tax Collector's records. There are some differences between the amount <br />collected and satisfied versus what is reflected as due on the Tax Collector's records. These <br />amounts will have to be resolved. He suggested that in the future the Tax Collector's office <br />should do any collections. <br />The Board expressed their delight for the Tax Collector's office to do the collecting. <br />Tax Collector Karl Zimmermann advised that Mr. Cothran's recommendation was to <br />correct their records through an accounting transfer, with which he is agreeable. The point <br />is that his records will show either an existing balance or that an account is paid. If the <br />account is paid, there is a discrepancy which will have to be adjusted through his accounting <br />methods because all the money shown as due was not collected. He would like to resolve <br />this as soon as possible. His office is more than happy to continue collecting these with the <br />understanding that his office will be the only collection agency. <br />63 <br />December 9, 1997 <br />