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What steps should we be taking this year to make our community a better place?

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How would you expect to be better served by combining the offices of the Treasurer-Tax Collector and the Auditor-Controller?

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What improvements would you like to see made in our permitting process?

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If a local excise tax is passed on the cultivation of medical marijuana, what are your priorities for those funds?

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From question on Page 4: How have you seen Measure Z improve your community?

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What parts of the county government do you want to know more about?

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What local issues do you care about most?

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What would you like to see more or less of at this meeting?

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March 10, 2016, 8:22 AM
  • How would you expect to be better served by combining the offices of the Treasurer-Tax Collector and the Auditor-Controller?
    I don't think the offices should be combined. The skill sets are different and they only overlap when it comes to Property taxes for me this is not enough of a reason to combine the two departments.
  • What improvements would you like to see made in our permitting process?
    More staff on hand to do plan checks and inspections. You have cut staff to the bone and really slowed down the permitting process.
  • If a local excise tax is passed on the cultivation of medical marijuana, what are your priorities for those funds?
    Enough funds to enforce environmental and water use guidelines which includes increasing the number of staff in all departments: Environment, Water and Sheriff. Only rapid responses to violations will bring the industry into compliance. Will also needs funds set aside for legal actions - both defending the County from lawsuits and prosecuting and fining offenders. Money for programs to help people overcome drug addiction especially more in-patient programs.
  • What parts of the county government do you want to know more about?
    DHHS - how has it addressed mental illness treatment shortfall, homelessness what are the impacts on families since the MAC has been refocused to singles and how is the MAC doing.
  • What local issues do you care about most?
    Drug use (Meth and Heroin), Homelessness
  • What would you like to see more or less of at this meeting?

    Unable to answer question on Measure Z funding - Would like more money focused on Drug Treatment Programs especially in-patient.

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Did you know that our Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office manages more than $1.4 billion each year? This includes investing, receiving and disbursing (paying out) money for most local government agencies in the county, like local schools, special districts and county departments. On average, this office transacts more than $5 million per day. It makes sure that each agency has enough cash on-hand for its daily operations, while investing the rest to help it grow. This office also prepares and distributes tax bills, and collects property taxes, which is more than $60 million each year. All of this work is completed by a staff of just nine people.

The Treasurer-Tax Collector works closely with the Auditor-Controller when it comes to preparing property tax bills. To determine your property tax rate, the Auditor-Controller matches up your property with the appropriate taxes, taking in to account factors like exemptions, school bonds, street lighting, fire protection, and other charges that are specific to your property. This office also is responsible for many more functions. The Auditor-Controller distributes tax revenue, prepares financial reports, processes payroll for more than 2,000 employees and processes claims for payment, among other duties. Their staff is made up of just 12 employees.

Having such a small staff in each of these departments poses problems. It is especially difficult to provide back-up coverage and plan for the future as individual employees move on. In several other counties around the state these two offices are combined into a Finance Department. If we were to combine the Auditor-Controller and Treasurer-Tax Collector, how would you expect to be served better? Please note that this issue is not related to the County Assessor’s Office.

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