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Planning for FY 2016-17

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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Jeff Arnold more than 2 miles
March 13, 2016, 2:06 PM
  • How would you expect to be better served by combining the offices of the Treasurer-Tax Collector and the Auditor-Controller?
    I don't see how the individual citizen will be served any differently if this combination is completed. This is a internal county administrative matter.
  • What improvements would you like to see made in our permitting process?
    The county currently has a one-stop permit process that coordinates between the various entities involved in permitting. Combining departments would be expensive and would not result in improved process. Increased staffing of field inspectors would improve customer service by being more responsive to customer needs.
  • If a local excise tax is passed on the cultivation of medical marijuana, what are your priorities for those funds?
    A major problem of the County's focus on marijuana production is that the concerns of a small minority who want to grow marijuana prevail over those of the majority who may be impacted by nuisances created by marijuna production. The County does not have sufficient staff to respond and resolve nuisances the County rules have created. With the adoption of all the rules the County creates comes the reponsibilty to resolve nuisances and other problems created by the rules. Therefore the priority for use of the funds should be enforcement of the rules, reduction of nuisances created by the rules and drug treatment. In addition, there needs to be a clear responsibilty established for enforcement and a portal for citizens to report and receive information on the number of marijuana nuisance complaints and results of nuisance complaints filed.
  • From question on Page 4: How have you seen Measure Z improve your community?

    The road repairs have been greatly appreciated.

  • What parts of the county government do you want to know more about?
    No response.
  • What local issues do you care about most?
    Enforcement of the rules the Board of Supervisors related to marijuana production.
  • What would you like to see more or less of at this meeting?
    No response.
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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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