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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
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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
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