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Approve and authorize the Treasurer-Tax Collector, on behalf of Monterey County, to sign and execute an Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (Amendment) Between the California State Association of Counties - Finance Corporation (CSAC FC) Tax Refund Exchange and Compliance System (Cal-TRECS) and the County of Monterey and sign all necessary related documents that add clarifying language to Section IV of the existing MOU subject to review and approval by the Office of the County Counsel as to form.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Treasurer-Tax Collector, on behalf of Monterey County, to sign and execute an Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (Amendment) Between the California State Association of Counties - Finance Corporation (CSAC FC) Tax Refund Exchange and Compliance System (Cal-TRECS) and the County of Monterey and sign all necessary related documents that add clarifying language to Section IV of the existing MOU subject to review and approval by the Office of the County Counsel as to form.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On October 15, 2019, the Board of Supervisors authorized the Treasurer-Tax Collector to enter into Agreement No. A-14535, a Memorandum of Understanding (Agreement) with Cal-TRECS, (Exhibit A). The Cal-TRECS debt offset clearinghouse program allows counties to collect delinquent debt easily and efficiently through the withholding of a debtor's personal income tax refunds, lottery proceeds or unclaimed property. California Government Code ?12419.2-?12419.12 authorizes the California State Controller (SCO), in conjunction with the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB), to establish the state's offset program, and authorizes counties to participate.
After entering into the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in 2019, (Exhibit B), intercept offsets received by the county have dramatically increased despite the program being temporarily suspended during the height of t...
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