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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-0842715L AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT DATE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR THE TAXES, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION I That the Mayor is authorized to execute a taxes with , contractor the collection of delinquent attached heretoaand Goggan, Blair & Williams, a copy ofwhich incorporated with reference herein SECTION II That this ordinance shall become effective imme ate y upon its passage and approval PASSED AND APPROVED this they(/' day of 1989 7 Y STEP E nlvR ATTEST JE ER , AP ROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY Y CONTRACT FOR THE COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DENTON THIS CONTRACT is made and entered into by and between the ClrY OF DENTON, acting herein by and through its governing body, hereinafter called First Party, and HEARD, GOGGAN, BLAIR & WILLIAMS, Attorneys at Law, hereinafter called Second Party I First Party agrees to employ and does hereby employ Second Party to enforce by suit or otherwise the collection of all delinquent taxes, penalty and interest, on behalf of the CITY OF DENTON within the CITY OF DENTON, owing to the CITY OF DENTON provided current year taxes falling delinquent within the period of this contract shall become subject to its terms on the first day of July of the year in which the same shall become delinquent except that suits and bankruptcy cases resolved before the first day of July must include current year delinquent taxes, which are also subject to the terms of this contract II Second Party is to call to the attention of the collector or other officials any error ng under their on during assessments, he progress sof the'other work,and ass to intervenecrepancies onbehalf of First Party ntiall suits for taxes hereafter filed by any taxing unit on property located within its geographical limits III First Party agrees to furnish delinquent tax statements to Second Party on all property within the taxing jurisdiction Second Party will furnish forms for said statements on request and lassume for having and interest computed on statements before suchstatementsaremaledoroperty owners IV Second Party agrees to file suit on and reduce to judgment and sale any property First dParty twill furnish the necessary saagainst idata which and information ouas Poe the and location of the necessary parties, and legal description court f the name, identity, agrees to sue for recovery of property to be sold Second Parry agr costs as provided by Tex. Prop Tax Code Sec, 33 48 (Vernon 1979) V agrees to make progress reports to First Party on request, and Second Party of all cases where investigation reveals taxpayers to be to advise First Party financially unable to pay their delinquent taxes VI First Party agrees to pay to Second Party as compensation for services required hereunder fifteen (15) percent of the amount collected of all delinquent collcted taxes, penalty and interest of the years cogovered by this contract, actually and paid to the ctor f taxes dabove provided forthe rm of this contract as and when shall become the property of the collected All compensation of taxes, penalty and interest is made to the Second Pay at the time payment check. collector The collector shall pay over said funds monthly by VII Second Party shall undertake the collection of delinquent accounts for paving assessment hens, substandard housing demolition hens and weed hens The collection of these accounts shall be undertaken on the basif a to to ney's fees assessed to and collected from the debtors, Fit Party agrees fees on delinquent nd Party as compensation all amounts received as attorne}� accounts for paving assessment hens, substandard housing demolition hens, and weed liens VIII a penod of two (2) years beguuung July 1, This contract is drawn to cover 1989, and ending June 30, 1991 First arty shall have the option exercisable at d this contract an its any time that this contract is m force2to eu increment mentt coand mmmencing July It 1991 identical terms for one additional two ()P shall have an additional six months On termination of this contract, Second arty nor to the date last after termination to reduce to judgment all suits hall handle to conclusion all mentioned, and provided further that Second Party ggthe suits m which trW court judgments are obtained cod iisideration of therm liana and which are appealed by any p�7' hereby accepts said empl ent and compensation berm stated, Second Party written shall tract as abov undertakes the to sooner terminattee thun� tract forr cause, gmng Fthirty (3 days, have the rigIthht of explaining or r such written noticeaof fter inteSecond Party a reasonable opportum shall ntreasons oitled to termination, grvrr►8 d rectifying the same In case of such termination, Sewn arty receive and retain all compensation due up to the date of said termination IX Second Party agrees to assist First Party with the installation andhall include implementation but not be a computerized tax collection system ("System") Such assistance limited to the following Reimbursement of First Party's fees for the purchase costs, programming costs and expenses for the r a sum not to exceed $6,000 First Party shall invoice Second Party for thmomes due the City pursuant to this section Second Party shall reimburse the City within thirty (30) days Payment to First Party of the sum of $2,000 for the purchase of additional hardware for First Party's Finance Department lrequest Second stinterrtstaff wl provideconsultmg experteand project oinstallation of the system X This contract is executed on behalf of East Party by the presiding officer of its governing body who is authorized to execute this instrument by order heretofore passed and duly recorded in its minutes I1NBS5 the signaturesof all parties hto in triplicate 1989, DENTON COUNTY, 1EXASIglnals this, th day of CIPY OF DENfON HEARD, GOGGAN BLAIR & WILLIAMS BY ATTEST APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY By &� .(11.1Q C��� _ -A .t -