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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Contractual and Extra Help Services for Property Tax System Implementation, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.)
a) Receive and file a progress report on the Treasurer-Tax Collector (Tax Collector) and Auditor-Controller (Auditor) implementation of the Government Revenue Management (GRM) property tax system;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for services of independent contractor with Simpler Systems, Inc. (a local vendor) for the Property Tax System Implementation Project, in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00;
c) In accordance with California Government Code Section 7522.56(f)(1) certify that the following two appointments of retiring or retired County employees are necessary to fill critically needed positions for implementation of the County's new Property Tax System before 180 days has passed from their dates of retirement and approve appointments of them to appropriate part time extra help positions, limited to 960 hours of annual service: (1) Rick Holly, retiring Chief Deputy Assessor; and (2) Mark Howell, retired Financial Systems Analyst; and
d) Determine that the above actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE