| 1) Real
Estate/Personal Property Tax - Taking the millages levied by each taxing
authority and the property value assessed by the Property Appraiser and
billing all property owners. This would include real estate tax and
personal property tax. |
| 2) Special
Assessments - Billing for water, sewer, lighting, storm water and other
special assessments levied by county and city government as well as
special taxing districts. |
| 3) Local Business Tax Receipts - Collecting the fees for and issuing Local Business Tax Receipts
required by the county. |
| 4) Tourist Taxes -
Collecting the 5% tourist tax from hotels, motels and other rental units
and remitting it to the county. |
| 5) Alarm Permits -
Collecting fees for county alarm permits. |
| 6) Fishing and
Hunting Licenses - Issuing fishing and hunting licenses and collecting
appropriate fees on behalf of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission. |
| 7) Department of
Motor Vehicles - Operate local DMV office for issuing license plates and
titles for cars and vessels and remitting the fees to the State. |
| 8) Distribution of
Tax Collections - Distributing collected taxes and fees back to the
appropriate taxing authorities. |
| 9) Sell Tax
Certificates - To conduct an annual sale to sell tax certificates on
delinquent taxes to assure revenues to the taxing authorities at budgeted
levels. |
| 10) Bankruptcies -
To represent the interests of taxpayers and taxing authorities in
bankruptcy proceedings to assure proper collection of taxes. |
