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COUNTY MANAGER’S PROPOSED FY 2020 BUDGET

County Board Work Session

Office of the Treasurer

Wednesday, March 27, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.

Treasurer’s Office met the challenge of FY 2019

• Our Mission: To receive, collect, safeguard,

and disburse County funds.

• Lowered the tax delinquency rate by 43%

since 2014, to the current all-time low of 0.187%.

• Implemented new initiatives to prevent tax

delinquency:

• Friendly visits to Arlington businesses
• Tax Relief visits to the elderly

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Treasurer’s Office met the challenge of FY 2019 (con’t)

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• Banking RFP resulting in FY 2019 cost

savings to the County of $400,000.

• Implemented an ordinance change so that

we can bill vehicle accounts when they close.

• Embarking on tax system upgrade

beginning April 1, which is expected to take a year to implement.

• Currently implementing an ordinance

change to eliminate the County decal.

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Budget Change: Decal Elimination

FY 2019 Adopted FY 2020 Proposed

Change % Change

Printing and Postage Expense $388,450 $307,835

• $80,615
• 20.8%

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• As a result of decal elimination, the Treasurer’s Office will save
• n the cost of printing (decals, replacement decals and

temporary decals) for all vehicles types.

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Initiatives for FY 2020 (and beyond)

• Looking toward an ordinance change to lifetime dog licenses, to be

implemented in the new fiscal year.

• Completing the tax system upgrade.

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COUNTY MANAGER’S PROPOSED FY 2020 BUDGET

County Board Work Session

Office of the Treasurer

Wednesday, March 27, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.