DATE:
January 28, 2025
05
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
2024 ESCHEATMENT OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY TAX REFUND MONEY IN COUNTY TRUST FUNDS (PROPERTY TAX) (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
This is a request to approve the escheatment of unclaimed property tax refunds pursuant to section 5102 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code.
RECOMMENDATION(S)
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Approve the escheatment of unclaimed property tax refunds and direct the Chief Administrative Officer through the Auditor and Controller to transfer $529,486.45 from the Treasurer-Tax Collector trust funds and deposit in the County General Fund.
EQUITY IMPACT STATEMENT
The Treasurer-Tax Collector recognizes the systemic impacts that inequitable policies may create for residents of the County of San Diego. Impacts have historically included outcomes related to racial justice and issues of belonging that are reflected in the programs, services and resources allocated to communities. The Treasurer-Tax Collector has provided widespread public notice that these property tax refunds are available to claim by displaying a full list of items on its website for the past four years, and by placing display ads in local community news publications throughout the County and supplying local shelters with the display ad information to post in their establishment as means to notify the public of the upcoming deadline to claim refunds before they are escheated. The notices and display ads utilize plain language and graphics to convey the message and action that is needed to claim a refund. Concurrent to these efforts staff perform extensive research and make attempts to contact the rightful owner the refund and encourage a claim be submitted. It is anticipated that these actions have a positive impact on groups including Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), women, people with disabilities, immigrants, youth, and the LGBTQ community.
SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT STATEMENT
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