§ 20-101. Method of collection.

(a)

Unless directed otherwise by the board, assessments (other than assessments imposed against government property) shall be collected pursuant to the Uniform Assessment Collection Act, and the county shall comply with all applicable provisions thereof. The resolution of intent required by the Uniform Assessment Collection Act may be adopted either prior to or following the initial assessment resolution; provided however, that the resolution of intent must be adopted prior to January 1 (or March 1 with consent of the property appraiser and tax collector) of the year in which the assessments are first collected on the ad valorem tax bill. Any hearing or notice required by this article may be combined with any other hearing or notice required by the Uniform Assessment Collection Act.

(b)

The amount of an assessment to be collected using the uniform method pursuant to the Uniform Assessment Collection Act for any specific tax parcel may include an amount equivalent to the payment delinquency, delinquency fees and recording costs for a prior year's assessment for a comparable service, facility, or program provided, (1) the collection method used in connection with the prior year's assessment was not made pursuant to the Uniform Assessment Collection Act, (2) notice is provided to the owner as required under the Uniform Assessment Collection Act, and (3) any lien on the affected tax parcel for the prior year's assessment is supplanted and transferred to such current year's assessment upon certification of the assessment roll to the tax collector by the county.

(Ord. No. 10-10, Art. III, § 3.01, 5-3-10)