County Publication Requirements Ray Vaughn Oklahoma County Commissioner.

County Publication Requirements

Ray VaughnOklahoma County Commissioner

Type 1: Ultimately Reimbursed: Publication of notices that are ultimately repaid to the County when the bill is paid or the property is sold.

Type 2: Never Reimbursed: Publication of minutes and notices.

Two Types

Delinquent Personal Property Tax: 4,836 accounts published Cost of publication--$12,169.45

Resale Publication 995 accounts published Cost of publication--$37, 396.80

September Publication 15,545 accounts published Cost of Publication--$206,374.50

Type 1: Treasurer Publication Requirements

Original statement mailed -- October 2006. Delinquent statement mailed—July 2007. Published delinquents – September 2007 ($220,112) Mailed 2007 tax with delinquent notice – October 2007. Mailed delinquent statements – July 2008. Published delinquents – September 2008 ($225,521) Mailed 2008 with delinquent notice – October 2008 Delinquent statement mailed – July 2009 Published delinquents – September 2009 ($276,512) Mailed 2009 with delinquent notice -- October 2009

County Collection Process

Delinquent statement mailed—July 2010. Published delinquents – September 2010 ($285,763) Mailed 2010 tax with delinquent notice – October 2010. Mailed delinquent statements – July 2011. Published delinquents – September 2011 ($206,375) Totals:

Number of personalized mailings: 10 Number of published notices: 5 Total cost of publications in collection cycle: $1,214,283 237 properties sold at County Resale Auction.

County Collection Process

Board of County Commissioners: Minutes of public meetings must be

published in a legal newspaper Minutes contain all actions taken on the

posted agenda which are mostly routine business items.

The cost to Oklahoma County of publishing BOCC minutes averages $40,000 per year.

Type 2: Meeting Minutes and Notices

Minutes were 82 pages containing 28,749 words. 77 pages dealt with inventory—disposing

of antiquated equipment or transferring equipment between County departments.

Example: “One (1) Craftsman Table Saw, C/N B425-00002, S/N 89298P1051, model no. 29884, acquired March 9, 1990, from Sears MWC OK, for $499.88.

The cost to Oklahoma County for publishing the minutes to this meeting was $4,312.35.

Oklahoma County BOCC Meeting

May 25, 2011

ContactRay Vaughn (405) [email protected]/

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320 Robert S. Kerr, Rm. 621 (6th Floor)Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Ray VaughnOklahoma County Commissioner