(A) The County Collector shall assess to the purchaser of property for delinquent taxes an automation fee of not more than $10 per parcel.
(B) The fee shall be paid at the time of purchase since the record keeping system used for processing the delinquent property tax sales is automated.
(C) The fees collected shall be retained by the County Treasurer in a fund designated as the Tax Sale Automation Fund. The fund shall be audited by the County Auditor.
(D) The County Board shall make expenditures from the fund to pay any costs related to the automation of property tax collections and delinquent property sales, including the cost of hardware, software, resource and development, and personnel.
(Prior Code, § 6-2-1) (Ord. passed 4-15-2003)