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Extracted from Consolidated Report

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Mono County Grand Jury • 2006-2007

Onoco Grand

Published: June 30, 2007 20 pages
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Findings 8 findings

F1 Page 12
Basedo n the postmark,i n the opinion of the Tax Collector,t he taxesp aid by the Complainantw ere late. The Tax Collectorc an only determinew hen taxesw ere paid andm ailed basedo n the official US PostalS ervices tamp. The Tax Collector has limited discretiont o makee xceptionsto this when there are clear, extenuating circumstancese, .g. an automobilea ccidento n the way to the post office, etc.
F2 Page 12
Basedo n late paymento f parcels tubs,t axesw ere assesseadc curatelya nd appropriately-a 10%l ate fee for eachp arcel in addition to the $10 chargerp er parcel. This is the customaryp rocedureb asedo n tax codesf or late property taxes.
F3 Page 12
No additionalc hargeso r penaltiesw ere assessed.
F4 Page 12
The Complainantp aid the remainingt axesa ndp enaltiesi n a timely manner.
F5 Page 12
Becauseo f multiple protestsf rom the Complainantt hat the taxesw erep aid on time, the individual was given an opportunityt o sign a notarizeds tatementth at taxesw ere mailed on time.
F6 Page 12
The Tax Collectorh ast he discretiont o accepto r reject the sworn statementa nd amendt he Complainant'st ax penaltiesa ccordingly.
F7 Page 12
At the time of the investigationt he Complainanth ad returnedt he statementb, ut failed to follow the specific directionsr equiredf or a letter to be consideredb y the Tax Collector.
F8 Page 12
Mono Countyo fficials were cooperativea nd demonstrateda high level of public servicer egardingt he complaint.

Recommendations 2