Additional Responsibilities
Additional Tax Receiver Duties:
Prepares and generates tax bills for all non-escrow accounts and submits files to appropriate Tax Services for lenders responsible for the payment of all escrow account properties.
Manages the daily electronic check scanning deposit service which immediately scans and deposits tax payments to the Town’s account. This method reduces the internal and banking processing time.
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Receives levies, records and deposits funds collected within 24 hours.
- Maintains accurate records; payment history, mailing address, payment arrangements for approximately 5,000 parcels and 1,600 water accounts.
- Provides Finance Department with weekly, monthly, and annual reports.
- Prepares Tax Rates, Warrant and Legal Notices for collection.
- Prepares and generates approximately 10,000 bills annually, of which 7,000 are mailed and/or emailed directly to taxpayers the flle is sent to lenders three times a year for escrow accounts.
- Calculates and restores all exemption removals.
- Provides quarterly tax collection figures to the United States Census Bureau.
The office handles an abundance of phone calls from taxpayers, lending institutions, real estate agencies, title companies and attorneys at closings.
Tax Receiver Patty Colombo has been a member since 1991 of both the New York State Receiver's and Collector's Association and the Westchester County Receiver of Taxes Association. The primary goal of the Tax Receiver's office is to welcome and provide each and every taxpayer with courteous, professional and prompt service. Stop by the office any time; we are located in the Town Hall Annex.