Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: TREAS - Treasurer

Directors' Update: Jan. 12, 2022

Business Meeting: Jan. 18, 2022

Summary:

Requesting the Board to approve the write off of 35 personal property parcels and 146 mineral rights parcels as uncollectible.  All efforts to collect have been unsuccessful.

Publications:

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Laura Rider

Resolution

WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 84.56.240, the Lewis County Treasurer has made diligent search and inquiry for personal property and mineral rights parcels with delinquent taxes from the tax collection system as listed in the attachment to this resolution; and

WHEREAS, the Lewis County Treasurer has compiled a listing of personal property and mineral rights parcels with delinquent taxes from the tax collection system, which remain outstanding and uncollectible; and

WHEREAS, all efforts toward collection of these delinquent taxes has failed; and

WHEREAS, the Lewis County Treasurer submits the attached list to the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to cancel such taxes as they cannot be collected.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC hereby authorizes the Lewis County Treasurer to cancel the delinquent personal property and mineral rights taxes on the attached list from the tax collection system.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 18th day of January, 2022.