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C1'i'Y OF PALEST"!NE - REI~ORT ON COLLEC°flON OF ELINCIIlEteJT PItoAER TAXES <br />Pre-Litigation Payouts/Deferrals & Hardships <br />Written installment payment agreements entered into pursuant to §33.02 of the <br />Property Tax Code prior to suit being filed. These payment agreements are tailored <br />to the individual taxpayer's ability to pay based on their particular financial problems. <br />As a result of the payout agreements, a steady flow of tax payments has been <br />obtained. There are a few property owners who have claimed the over-65 tax deferral <br />provided by the Property Tax Code. In addition, a few property owners have been <br />designated as hardship cases. Hardship cases are those in which the property <br />owners have documented severe medical conditions or acute financial problems that <br />warrant unusual consideration. Designation as a hardship merely delays collection <br />but does allow the eventual collection of the account. <br />Research in Progress <br />This segment refers to those accounts which do not have any known impediment to <br />the collection process or specific collection activity pending. The Firm has sent <br />several notices of delinquency on each delinquent account. Over 6,000 notices have <br />been mailed by the Firm. We are continuing to place additional accounts under <br />litigation. However, we stress that there may be circumstances which may preclude <br />the collection of some of these taxes. These may include bankruptcies, insolvent or <br />closed businesses, hardship cases, and/or incorrect addresses which are unknown. <br />Nevertheless, the Firm will continue to use all appropriate measures to collect the <br />maximum amount of revenue possible given the circumstances. <br />McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, P.C. <br />► <br />~ <br />~I <br />p <br />l~ <br />R <br />17 <br />~ <br />Y <br />8 <br />