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Meeting Date:	12/01/2015
Discuss, consider and take appropriate action to approve the resale of property held in trust.
Submitted For:	Deborah Hunt	Submitted By:	Judy Kocian, County Tax Assessor Collector
Department:	County Tax Assessor Collector
Agenda Category:	Consent

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Agenda Item

Discuss, consider and take appropriate action to authorize the resale of property held in trust by the County of Williamson, Texas.

Background

Per the McCreary Veselka Bragg & Allen law firm, a lawsuit for the collection of delinquent taxes was filed on behalf of Georgetown Independent School District (GISD) in 1999 for the tract of land assessed in the name of Effie Williams. In May of 2000, a judgment was signed ordering the foreclosure of the tax lien. In August of 2000, the property was offered for sale at a public tax foreclosure sale. The property did not receive a bid and was taken into trust by the County for the use and benefit of all the taxing jurisdictions. This property has been held in trust and in exempt status since the year 2000. This property is part of a larger tract of land that is owned by Marcos Ramos. It is actually fenced in and more or less a driveway. This property is really only marketable to Marcos Ramos, the owner of the larger tract of land. Under the Texas Property Tax Code, taxing jurisdictions by resolution, can agree to sell a tract of land for less than the costs under the judgment or market value. In this case, Marcos Ramos has tendered an offer of $2,000.00 for the land. This is about $2,500.00 less than what is due under the judgment. This property has been exempt since 2000. By accepting this offer, the payment will be paid on the account proportionately for each jurisdiction with the remaining amounts being removed. However, the property will be back on the tax rolls for 2016 bringing in some money to the taxing jurisdictions.

It is my recommendation to accept this offer by Marcos Ramos and get this property back on the tax rolls. A resolution will need to be passed by the City of Georgetown and GISD as well. If one of the entities does not pass the resolution, then the property remains in its current exempt status unless a full offer is made.

Fiscal Impact

From/To	Acct No.	Description	Amount

Attachments
Resolution
Resolution

Form Review

Inbox	Reviewed By	Date
County Judge Exec Asst.	Wendy Coco	11/23/2015 09:03 AM
Form Started By: Judy Kocian		Started On: 11/17/2015 11:50 AM
Final Approval Date: 11/23/2015