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Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill
Introduced by: Councilmember Ramos
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
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Study and Report - Tax Sale Accounting
For the purpose of requiring the Department of Finance and the Office of the City Administrator to submit a report outlining how they will address problems with the accounting system preventing residents from paying correct property taxes and problems with the tax lien sale system so that these problems are fixed before the next tax sale; and providing for a special effective date.
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Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That:
(a) No later than 120 days after the enactment of this Ordinance, the Department of Finance and the Office of the City Administrator shall submit a report outlining how they will address problems with the accounting system preventing residents from paying correct property taxes and problems with the tax lien sale system.
(b) The report shall include:
(i) plans for a new system to ensure residents’ payments are recorded properly by the accounting system so that residents do not receive a Final Bill and Legal Notice when they have paid their property taxes;
(ii) plans regarding how to correct all zip codes in the system so that residents who are supposed to receive tax bills or Final Bill and Legal Notice do receive them;
(iii) plans regarding how to correct...
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