ORDERING COUNTY CLERK TO ISSUE TAX DEEDS ON UNREDEEMED TAX CERTIFICATES

Committee Status:

Approved

Budget Status:

Budgeted

Decision Impact:

Significant

FTE Impact:

Funding Source:

Other (see budget status)

Purpose

These properties are eligible to be taken on a tax deed. All statutory requirements have been met. This resolution will authorize the County Clerk to issue the tax deed.

Background

The Sauk County Highway Department is interested in acquiring these properties to have a salt shed/storage location for the west side of the county. Richland County has expressed an interest in renting/sharing space on this property for serving their county on the eastern side.

This property does have known contamination. The Highway Department has been working with an engineer from General Engineering and the Dept of Natural Resources to have the property assessed and establish procedures for clean up.

Resolution Files:

resolution_to_issue_tax_deeds_-_box_property_-_2008_taxes_taken_in_2015.doc

resolution_to_issue_tax_deeds_-_box_property_-_2009_taxes_taken_in_2015.doc

Budget Status (Other/External Sources):

Sauk County has written off all past due taxes, interest and penalties and any costs associated with the tax deed process.

Any costs associated with the contamination assessment and clean up will be handled through the Highway Department Budget.

Resolution Body

RESOLUTION NO. _____-2015

ORDERING COUNTY CLERK TO ISSUE TAX DEEDS

ON UNREDEEMED TAX CERTIFICATES

WHEREAS, your Property and Insurance Committee has been informed by Elizabeth A. Geoghegan, Sauk County Treasurer, that real estate taxes for the year 2008 remain unpaid for certain properties; and

WHEREAS, your Committee is also informed that all of the statutory requirements concerning notification and the publication of notices for said properties with unpaid taxes for the year of 2008 have been completed; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 75.14(1), the County Board, by resolution, may order the County Clerk to execute to the County tax deeds for such properties; and

WHEREAS, such resolution is the next necessary step in the equitable enforcement and collection of real estate taxes.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Clerk of Sauk County is ordered to execute and issue a tax deed in favor of Sauk County upon all lands for which Sauk County owns and holds tax certificates remaining unredeemed for the year 2008.

MORE PARTICULARLY

DESCRIBED IN

REGISTER OF DEEDS 2008

PARCEL LEGAL OFFICE AT V AND P TAXES DESCRIPTION

ID NO. DESCRIPTION OR R AND I OR DOC NO. OWED OWED

TOWN OF WASHINGTON

038-0619-00000 951242\211-568 $742.49

S 28 T11N R3E N 8.5 RDS

OF W 20RDS OF NW NW 1.06A

(Formerly known as the Claude M & Ella M Box property)

038-0620-00000 951242\368-322\371-346 $88.44

S 28-11-3 COM AT PT 81/2 RD

S NW COR NW1/4NW1/4-E 20RDS-S

8RDS-W 20RDS-N 8RDS TO POB

(Formerly known as the Claude M & Ella M Box property)

Resolution No. ___ - 2015, Authorizing Issuance of Tax Deeds

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AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Sauk County has assumed and paid all real estate taxes owed.

For consideration by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors on January 20, 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

SAUK COUNTY PROPERTY AND INSURANCE COMMITTEE:

__________________________________ ___________________________________

SCOTT VON ASTEN, Chairperson WILLIAM HAMBRECHT

__________________________________ ___________________________________

NATHAN S. JOHNSON JEFFREY GIEBEL

__________________________________

JOHN M. DEITRICH

FISCAL NOTE: From the Tax Certificates Held Account, taxes amounting to $6,175.51 were transferred to the Tax Deeds Held By County Account and interest and penalties amounting to $4,302.34 were transferred to the Treasurer’s Interest on Taxes Account.

MIS NOTE: No impact.

Requested Board Review Date:

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Committee Review 1 Date:

Property & Insurance Committee

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