Property taxes: delinquent taxes: partial payment: fee.

Under existing law, the board of supervisors of a county is required to comply with specified requirements prior to either approving an increase in an existing county fee or charge or initially imposing a new fee or charge. Under existing property tax law, a tax collector is authorized, with the approval of the board of supervisors, to accept partial payments of delinquent taxes on tax-defaulted property. This bill would, upon authorization by ordinance by the board of supervisors, authorize the county tax collector to charge a fee to recover the reasonable costs of instituting and maintaining a partial payment arrangement and would require the fee to be subject to those existing requirements applicable to increasing or initially imposing a new fee or charge. This bill would also require the ordinance authorizing the tax collector to charge a fee to require the fee to be paid prior to the application of any partial payments to penalties, interest, costs, and taxes due.