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FACTFINDINGREPORTINRE:OFFICEOFANSONIATAXCOLLECTORHANDLINGOFMOTORVEmCLETAXDELINQUENCIESANDDEPARTMENTOFMOTORVEmCLESNOTIFICATIONSAUGUST8,2012FACTUALBACKGROUND:OnJuiy18.2012,thereappeared
in
theValleyIndependentSentinel("VIS"),alocalonlinenewsservice,anarticlewhichreportedquestionableactivitiesoccurring
in
theOfficeoftheAnsoniaTaxCollector.ThearticienotedthattherewereanumberofCityofAnsoniaemployeeswhoowedtaxestotheCity;thattheOfficeoftheTaxCollectorhadissuedofficialpaperworkevidencingtaxespaidforcertainindividualswhohadnotpaidtheirtaxes;andthattheOfficeoftheTaxCollectorhadnotutilizeditspaidonlineresourcestoprovidemotorvehicletaxdelinquenciestotheStateofConnecticutDepartmentofMotorVehicles.DIRECTIVEOFMAYOR:
In
responsetotheVISarticle.MayorJamesDeIlaVolpeappointedanadhoccommitteetoconductanofficialfactfindinginvestigationregardingIssuesraisedbythearticle.ThecommitteewascomposedofAttorneyKevinM.Blake;
Mr.
RobertJaskilka,CityAuditor;andtheundersigned,AttorneyFrancis
A.
Teodosio.COMMITTEEACTION-FOURISSUES:
It
wastheopinionoftheCommitteethatthearticleraisedfourseparateissuesandthatCommitteeinvestigationoftheseissueswouldaccomplishthedirectiveoftheMayor.TheCommitteeformulatedtheseissuesasfollows:(1)IstherealistofindividualsemployedbytheCityofAnsoniawhoaredelinquentinpaymentoftheircitytaxes?(2)DidsomeoneintheOfficeoftheAnsoniaTaxCollectorissueofficialpaperworkfortheStateofConnecticutDepartmentofMotorVehiclesstatingthatataxpayerwiththelastname"Bostic"hadpaidhisorhertaxeseventhoughthatpersonhadnotpaidhisorhertaxes?(3)DidsomeoneintheOfficeoftheAnsoniaTaxCollectorissueofficialpaperworkfortheStateofConnecticutDepartmentofMotorVehiclesstatingthatcertainAnsoniaCityemployeeshadpaidtheirtaxeseventhoughthoseemployeeshadnotpaidtheirtaxes?(4)DidtheOfficeoftheAnsoniaTaxCollectoreffectiveiyuseitspaidservicewiththeStateofConnecticutDepartmentofMotorVehiclestoblockAnsonia
tax
delinquentsfromregisteringtheirmotorvehicles?
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FactFindingReportInRe:OfficeofAnsoniaTaxCollectorHandlingofMotorVehicleTaxDelinquenciesandDepartmentofMotorVehiclesNotificationsAugust8,2012Page2Astoeachoftheaboveissues.theCommitteereviewedand/orobtainedcomputerrecordsfromAnsoniaCityHall,interviewedtheAnsoniaTaxCollectorandAssistantTaxCollectorandspokewithemployeesofotherTaxCollectoroffices.ISSUEI:ISTHEREALISTOFEMPLOYEESOFTHECITYOFANSONIAWHOAREDELINQUENTINPAYMENTOFTHEIRCITYTAXES?Findings:BasedonswornstatementsofbothAnsoniaTaxCollector,Ms.BridgetBostic("ATCBBOSTIC')andAssistantTaxCollector,Ms.TammyBlackwell("ATCBBLACKWELL"),thereisalistofsuchemployeesorthecapabilitytoassemblesuchalist.Recommendation:Alistofsuchemployeesshouldbeprepared,butacitywidelistofdelinquenttaxpayersalsoprepared.BothshouldbegeneratedbytheTaxOfficeandleftinalocationeasilyaccessiblebythepublicforgeneralreview.TheOfficeoftheTaxCollectorshouldbedirectedtocomparebothlistswithDMVrecordsofmotorvehiciesregisteredintheStateofConnecticutandownedbyAnsoniaresidents.Thisprocesscouldpotentiallygeneratealistofdelinquenttaxpayerswhohavesomehowsucceededregisteringtheirmotorvehicles.Fromsuchlist,theCityofAnsoniacoulddeterminefurtheraction".ISSUEII:DIDSOMEONEIN.THEOFFICEOFTHEANSONIATAXCOLLECTORISSUEOFFICIALPAPERWORKFORTHESTATEOFCONNECTICUTDEPARTMENTOFMOTORVEHICLESSTATINGTHATATAXPAYERWITHTHELASTNAME"BOSTIC"HADPAIDIDSORHERTAXESEVENTHOUGHTHATPERSONHADNOTPAIDHISORHERTAXES?Findings:BasedontheswornstatementofATCBBOSTIC,theanswertotheaboveisyes.Whileunderoath,ATCBBOSTICstatedthatitwasshewhoissuedofficialdocumentationfromheroffice,thatoftheAnsoniaTaxCollector,tooneMarionBosticwhichdocumentationeffectivelyallowedMarionBostictoregisterhermotorvehiclewiththeDepartmentofMotorVehicles.ATCBBOSTICalsostatedthatMarionBosticwashermother.
i.
It
IS
suggestedthatthesameactionbetaken
by
theAnsoniaWaterPollutionControlOfficewhichcollectsseweruseandsewerprojectfees.
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In
Re:OfficeofAnsoniaTaxCollectorHandlingofMotorVehicleTaxDelinquenciesandDepartmentofMotorVehiclesNotificationsAugust8,2012Page3ATCBBOSTICgaveextensiveexplanationaboutthedifferencebetweena"Waiver"and"Release'oftaxes.
It
seemingtobeherintentiontodifferentiatethetwotermsandnotingthatoneJustallowstherecipienttoregisterthemotorvehicleandtheotheractuallyforgivesthepaymentoftaxes.However,forpurposesofthisinquiry,thedistinctionseemsofnoimportance,sincethedocumentIssuedbyATCBBOSTICtohermotherstatesunderofficialAnsoniaSealthatthenameofthedelinquent"...HASPAIDTHEIRMOTORVEHICLEPROPERTYTAXFORTHEYEAR,"ThedocumenthasasignaturelinefortheTaxCollectorandprovidesdirectiononthereversesidetothedelinquenttaxpayerastohowtoregisterhisorhervehicleafterpaymentoftaxes.(AcopyoftheformusedbytheTaxCollectorisheretoattachedasScheduleA.)ATCBBOSTICadmittedthatwhensheissuedandsignedthisdocumentthetaxeshadnotbeenpaidandthatsheknewtheeffectofherhavingissuedthedocumentwouldbetoallowhermothertoregisterthevehicle.Duringthequestioning,ATCBBOSTICfurtheradmitted,whenasked,thatshehaddonethistwicebeforeforhermother:onceduringtaxyear2005-2006andalsoduringthetaxyear2001-2002.ATCBBOSTICstatedthatonAugust2.2012shepaidapproximately$4.600;00totheOfficeoftheAnsoniaTaxCollectortopayhermother'soutstandingtaxbillsforthethreegrandlistsinissue.ATCTBLACKWELLalsostatedthatthepaymenthadbeenmadeandthatsheherselfhadprocessedit.BothprovidedpaperworktoevidencethetransactionwhichappearsattachedheretoasSchedule
B.
Pleasenote,eventhoughbothstatedthetransactionoccurredon.August2,2012,someofthepaperworktheypresentedaswellastheCityrecordsindicatepaymentsmadeonbothJuly30,2012andAugust2,2012.ATCBBOSTICstatedthatshetoldtheMayorthatonAugust2,2012shehadpaidhermother'staxes.ShestatedshedidnotinformtheMayoroftheadditionaltwoyearsofoutstandingtaxesandpayments.NeitherdidATCTBLACKWELLcontacttheMayoraboutthetwoadditionaldelinquentyears,andthenherprocessingofthetaxpaymentforthoseyears.
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