DAY. I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THERE. IT'S ON THE CALENDAR. I KNOW THE GOVERNMENT. LIKES TAKING THE
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[a. 2024-1049 – FINANCE RE: AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 192 OF 2007 TO CHANGE THE DATE ESTABLISHED FOR RELEVY OF UNPAID SCHOOL AND VILLAGE TAXES AND DELINQUENT MOHAWK VALLEY WATER AUTHORITY AND ANY TOWN OR COUNTY WATER/SEWER CHARGES OR ANY MISCELLANEOUS AMOUNT ON TOWN AND COUNTY WARRANTS ]
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ROLE. AND WE ARE ON THAT. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION. TO NOVEMBER 30TH EACH YEAR. IN YEARS WHEN THE DATE FALLS ON A WEEKEND. THE CONWY COUNTY WATER SEWER CHARGES ARE A MISCELLANEOUS AMOUNT OF POUNDS. HE'S HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE A QUESTION. WHY ARE YOU. WHY ARE YOU SEEKING TO CHANGE THE DATE? SURE. SO THIS PERTAINS TO REALLY REQUESTS OF OUR LOCAL TOWN COLLECTORS IN THE TOWNS, THE COLLECTORS WHO COLLECT THE BEGINNING OF EACH YEAR. AND IT'S ALSO AUGMENTED, BY THE WAY, THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SCHEDULES FALL. YOU'LL YOU'LL NOTE HOW YOU CHANGED YOUR SCHEDULE AND MOVED YOUR BOARD MEETING UP TO, LIKE, THE 18TH OF DECEMBER. REMEMBER THAT. SO IDEALLY, WE SHOULD TRY TO HAVE ALL THE TAX ROLLS AND BILLS PRINTED ON OR BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRD WEEK IN DECEMBER. THAT'S FOR THE DELIVERY TO THE LOCAL COLLECTORS. AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF DUTIES THAT THEY HAVE TO DO.THEY HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THE ESCROW BILLS TO THE MORTGAGE MORTGAGEES. THEY HAVE TO PREPARE ALL THE BILLS AND GET THEM READY FOR POSTAL DELIVERY, AND THEY HAVE TO LOAD ALL THE DATA AND GET IT READY IN THEIR SYSTEMS FOR COLLECTION. ON JANUARY 1ST. SO HISTORICALLY, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH THIS GOAL, BUT OFTENTIMES WE DON'T REALLY REACH IT. WE'RE MORE OR LESS RUNNING PRETTY MUCH INTO THE FOURTH WEEK INTO DECEMBER, AND IT'S REALLY TOO TIGHT OF A SCHEDULE. AND IT'S EXACERBATED BY THINGS LIKE STAFFING SHORTAGES IN OUR OFFICE AND PRINTING DELAYS. AND ALSO, I THINK ONE OF THE MAIN INGREDIENTS IS THE RECONCILIATION OF EVERYTHING, THE RECONCILIATION DELAYS THAT WE RUN INTO. SO I DO WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, EACH YEAR WE ARE RECEIVING UNPAID ITEMS SO WE'RE GETTING TOWN BUDGETS IN FROM 26 TOWNS ACROSS THE COUNTY.
WE HAVE TO REVIEW ALL THOSE BUDGETS, AND WE HAVE TO DEVELOP ALL THE TAX RATES. SOUNDS FAIRLY EASY, BUT IT'S MORE WORK THAN YOU WOULD THAN YOU'D THINK BECAUSE OFTENTIMES THEY DON'T BALANCE OR THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY 100%. WE ALSO HAVE RETURNED ITEMS FROM MANY DISTRICTS THAT REQUIRE FULL RECONCILIATION. WE BUILD THEM OUT AND WE ENTER THEM INTO THE SYSTEM. BUT THEN AFTER THE COLLECTION PERIOD, WE HAVE TO GET THEM READY TO BE PUT ON NEXT YEAR'S TOWN AND COUNTY TAX BILLS. THAT'S COMING FROM 16 UNPAID VILLAGE TAX DISTRICTS, 1622 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, 14 COME FROM UNPAID WATER CHARGES, 14 DIFFERENT DISTRICTS, SIX DISTRICTS FOR UNPAID SEWER CHARGES, UNPAID COUNTY SEWER AND THE PARK COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT, WHICH IS SEVEN TOWNS AND ONE CITY UNPAID. SO CHARGES COMING FROM FOUR TOWNS. WE ALSO HAVE CHARGES THAT COME IN FROM THE MOHAWK VALLEY WATER AUTHORITY. WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND RECONCILE THE STUFF FOR HAVA AND BOCES, MVCC AND STUDENTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY COLLEGES. AND ON TOP OF IT, WE'RE ALSO DEALING WITH NSF AND RETURN CHECK CHARGES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. WHEN CHECKS OFTENTIMES GET RETURNED. MANY OF OUR OF OUR OTHER DUTIES ARE WE HAVE TO ARRANGE FOR THE PRINTING OF THE ROLLS AND THE BILLS. WE HAVE TO BIND ALL THE WE HAVE TO BIND ALL THE TAX ROLLS, AND WE HAVE TO PREPARE ALL THE WARRANTS AND GET THEM IN, GET THEM IN THE GET THEM IN THE ROLL BOOKS BEFORE JANUARY 1ST. WE HAVE TO GET THEM IN THE HANDS OF THE COLLECTORS BEFORE JANUARY 1ST. SO OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO IMPROVE THIS PROCESS, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE, BUT IT'S STILL
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NOT 100% THERE. WE'VE IMPROVED IT BY CROSS-TRAINING EMPLOYEES. WE HAVE WE HAVE MOVED TO MULTIPLE PRINTING SOURCES TO SPREAD IT OUT, INCLUDING MADISON, ONEIDA BOCES, WHICH HAS NOT ONLY HAS IMPROVED OUR PRODUCTION, BUT ALSO THE DELIVERY TIME TO THE DISTRICTS THAT FALL UNDER THEIR PURVIEW. WE'VE ALSO ENHANCED THE AUTOMATION THROUGH ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS. WHAT I'M FINDING IS WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE HANGUP IS THE RECONCILIATION PROCESS.WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO RECONCILE THINGS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE BILLS AND THE ROLLS, BECAUSE THEIR DUE DATE IS TOO LATE AND THE TIME FRAME IS TOO TIGHT. SO THIS REQUEST, IN MY OPINION, AND THAT DATE WILL HELP US TO ACCOMPLISH THAT GOAL AND GET THE TAX ROLLS AND BILLS IN THE HANDS OF THE COLLECTORS, HOPEFULLY AT LEAST A WEEK SOONER. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SHOOTING FOR. THANKS, TONY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CHAD GO AHEAD. YEAH. GOOD EXPLANATION OF TONY AND I 100% SUPPORT WHAT HE'S DOING. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION, AND THAT IS IF SOMEONE IS ESPECIALLY HAPPENS WITH REAL ESTATE. IF THEY HAVE A CLOSING COMING UP, THEY DON'T NECESSARILY PAY THEIR SCHOOL TAX. WHEN IT WAS DUE IN SEPTEMBER, THEY WAIT FOR THE CLOSING STATEMENT TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CLOSING. AND IN THE PAST I CAN REMEMBER THE SCHOOL HAD SOMETHING ABOUT DECEMBER 8TH. FOR REAL ESTATE CLOSING BEFORE IT GOT INVOLVED WITH TRANSITION. NOW DOES IS THE SCHOOL TAX PAYMENT DUE TO THE COLLECTOR OF THE SCHOOL TAX IN THE OUTER JURISDICTIONS? NOT WITH THE COUNTY, BUT WITH, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE ORIGINAL TAX BILL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SET. ARE THOSE MONIES GOING TO BE BACKED UP A FEW DAYS TO OR DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO HAVE A DOMINO EFFECT WITH BACK UP PAYMENTS FOR SCHOOL TAXES? YOU KNOW, THIS BACK JUST A FEW DAYS? NO, IT WILL NOT AFFECT THAT AT ALL. THAT'S REALLY NO. AND IT'S REALLY ONLY AFFECTS TOWNS THAT WASN'T AFFECTED TWO CITIES BECAUSE UNPAID SCHOOL TAXES ARE RETURNED BACK TO THE CITIES TO BE PUT ON THE CITY BILL. RIGHT. RIGHT. BUT THE TOWN, AS THIS PERTAINS TO TOWNS. BUT THE I TOLD HER NO, IT'S THE SAME SCHEDULE. SAME SCHEDULE. THERE'S NO CHANGE IN THAT. NONE. I JUST WANTED TO FIGURE THAT ONE OUT. SURE. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR TONY? OKAY. NORM, JUST WORK ALL NIGHT LONG. THOSE DAYS ARE OVER. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR TONY? OKAY, LET'S TAKE THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? OKAY, WE'LL PASS THAT. TONY. THANKS VERY MUCH. YEAH. THANK YOU. THAT'S OUR ONLY DOCKET. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN?
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