Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Geneva, Lake Mary, Lake Monroe, Longwood, Oviedo, Sanford, Winter Springs
Seminole County Tax Collector Ray Valdes’ office contributes $ 35 million to Seminole County School Board and County Commission over 10 years
(PRWEB) May 8, 2004
The Florida Constitution provides a unique opportunity for all 67 counties to gain additional tax revenue at year end.
Within the framework of state law and public expectations, the County Tax Collector as Chief Operating Officer of his/her Constitutional responsibilities uses personal discretion on the amount of service to provide and office operation spending levels of taxpayer dollars.
All fees and commissions earned during the year are not determined by the Tax Collector, but rather the Florida Legislature. The Tax Collector decides upon the service level to the public through staffing, location of facilities, technology, and training. If the minimum amount of taxpayer dollars can be spent to accomplish the workload at the desired customer service level, there is the possibility of having unused revenue left over and available at year end.
The good news is that when this occurs, as it does to varying degrees in an average of 30 of the 67 counties each year, the Tax Collector makes out a distribution check for the total amount to the County School Board, County Commission, and St. Johns River Water Management District based on Florida statutory formula.
The Seminole County Tax Collector just disbursed $ 4,915,900 on October 31st, ringing up a past 10-year total of $ 36,098,300 to these three taxing authorities.
Without this record of achievement, had the office spent what it received in revenue earned, Seminole County citizens would have been faced with either a tax increase or a reduction of services at some level.
An example of a government office succeeding with tested and proven administrative leadership.
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