PLACEMENT: Consent
TITLE:
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AMENDMENT TO THE 2004 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MARTIN COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE MARTIN COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR REGARDING THE COLLECTION OF ANIMAL LICENSING FEES
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This agenda item seeks Board of County Commissioners’ consideration and approval to enter an amendment to the original Interlocal Agreement with the Martin County Tax Collector’s Office. The purpose of the amendment is to change the costs the Tax Collector is entitled to recover for expenditures from $3.25 to $5.00. This amendment will allow the Tax Collector to cover the costs for processing animal licensing and to account for increased costs over the last 21 years.
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PREPARED BY: Name: George Stokus
Title: Assistant County Administrator
REQUESTED BY: Tax Collector’s Office
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
In 2004, the Martin County Board of County Commissioners entered into an Interlocal Agreement with the Martin County Tax Collector’s Office to have the Tax Collector’s Office administer the collection of animal licensing fees and issuance of animal tags. The original Interlocal, which continues to remain in effect, sets forth the duties and responsibilities between the BOCC and the Tax Collector. Per the original Interlocal, the BOCC agreed to pay the Tax Collector $3.25 per license to cover the costs of issuance and administrating the licensing; these costs include personnel, paper, tags, envelopes, and office supplies such as ink. Since the original interlocal was entered into 21 years ago, costs of issuance and administration have increased, resulting in the need to increase the compensation to the Tax Collector by $1.75 per tag. This amendment states that the County would compensate the Tax Collector $5.00 per license; it does keep the replacement tag the same at $1.00. All other items in the original Interlocal remains intact.
ISSUES:
Increasing the costs will allow the Tax Collector to properly account for the costs of processing of the license.
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:
This item has been reviewed for legal sufficiency to determine whether it is consistent with applicable law, has identified and addressed legal risks, and has developed strategies for legal defensibility.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
Move that the Board approve the amendment to the Interlocal Agreement.
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Pull this item from the Consent Agenda and provide staff with further direction.
FISCAL IMPACT:
RECOMMENDATION
There is no direct fiscal impact to the public, as any additional funds remitted to the Tax Collector’s Office will be returned to the County’s General Fund as excess fees at the end of each fiscal year.
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
None
DOCUMENT(S) REQUIRING ACTION:
☐Budget Transfer / Amendment ☐ Chair Letter ☐Contract / Agreement
☐Grant / Application ☐Notice ☐Ordinance ☐Resolution
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