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Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes And Collections," to provide for automatic transfer of delinquent taxes and fees to a qualified third party law firm or collection agency; all under certain terms and conditions.

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File details

Status
LAPSED
Type
Bill
Introduced
March 27, 2014
Sponsors
COCouncilmember Oh

Full Bill

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

TITLE 19. FINANCE, TAXES AND COLLECTIONS.

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CHAPTER 19-500. TAXES AND RENTS - GENERAL.

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§ 19-513. Administration and Enforcement.

(1) The Commissioner of Revenue is hereby charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this Title and is hereby authorized to promulgate regulations governing the administration, enforcement and interpretation of the provisions of this Title.

(2) The Commissioner of Revenue is hereby required to transfer any and all delinquencies of taxes or fees due to the City of Philadelphia or the School District of Philadelphia to a qualified third party law firm or collection agency upon such delinquency reaching 366 days with no repayment arrangement being entered into by the debtor. In the event of default on an agreed upon repayment arrangement, the delinquency shall be immediately transferred to a qualified third party law firm or collection agency.

(3) On a monthly basis the Department of Revenue shall provide a report to the City Controller containing any and all tax delinquencies that have occurred in the previous month without entering into a repayment agreement prior to becoming 366 days delinquent. For any delinquent accounts that have not been transferred to a qualified third party law firm or collection agency, the City Controller may submit written notification to the Department of Revenue requesting the transfer of such accounts whereby the Department of Revenue must complete the transfer within 30 days, thereby allowing the City Controller to assume responsibility for the account and transfer the collection process to a qualified third party law firm or collection agency.

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SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect on July 1, 2014.

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  1. Council ActionCommittee on Finance

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    2 procedural actionsCommittee on Finance
  2. UnanimousCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred

    Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

    Pass
    Official action detail

    A motion was made by Councilmember Oh that this matter be Introduced and Referred to the Committee on Finance. The motion carried unanimously.

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