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Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office recommending the Board:
1) Make findings that the provision of a Remittance Processing System for imaging and processing of property tax payments provided by RT Lawrence Corporation is in the public's best interest and that there are specialty skills, qualifications, and equipment not expressly identified in County classifications involved in the performance of the work in accordance with El Dorado County Ordinance Code, Chapter 3.13.030(b);
2) Make findings in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17 Section 3.4.2 (f) “the procurement is for services where the continuity of providers will provide efficiency or critical knowledge, and other providers of the services cannot provide similar efficiencies or critical knowledge”;
3) Approve the addition of one Remittance Processing System to the Treasurer-Tax Collector's FY 2024-25 Fixed Asset List;
4) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a budget transfer reducing appropriations in Services and Supplies by $140,000 and increasing Appropriations in Fixed Assets by $140,000; and
5) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Agreement for Services 9342 with RT Lawrence Corporation, with a not to exceed amount of $150,000 for the term of one year.
FUNDING: Treasury Pool Investment Income/General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Remittance Processing System opens tax payment envelopes, extracts checks from the envelopes, scans tax bills and payment checks, endorses the checks and for direct deposit. This automated system allows the office to work at optimal efficiency to record payments and maximize investment income. During the scanning process, an electronic file is created with tax bill and payment information. This file is uploaded into the property tax system, Megabyte, and the tax payments are posted to the accounts. Taxpayers can view their property tax accounts and verify that payment has been received and posted.
The current Remittance Processing System was purc...
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