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After January,2014, and after we have determined that a property is not in compliance,the 6 <br /> foremost goal is to bring said property into compliance without having to levy a fine. I hope our <br /> approach outlined below is found to be friendly and supportive of the BOCC's goals in adopting <br /> the Ordinance: <br /> 1. Non-compliance discovered. <br /> 2. Tax Office will send a notification of corrective action affording the resident 60 days to <br /> follow through with needed corrective action. Said letter will contain all necessary <br /> information for the resident to bring property into compliance. The Tax Office,within <br /> 6 <br /> these 60 days, will communicate further with the affected resident through field visits <br /> f <br /> and phone calls. As long as the resident is continuing to work with the Tax Office on �. <br /> needed corrective action,a letter of non-compliance will not be sent. Only in the event s <br /> that a resident disregards our initial communication or is uncooperative will the Tax <br /> Office send a letter of non-compliance, and this will occur only after the initial 60 days f <br /> has elapsed from the initial communication. <br /> 3. Letter of non-compliance will be mailed after no response or no cooperation comes of the <br /> friendly letter. A resident would have 60 days from date on letter of non-compliance to <br /> provide noted corrective action. Should no response come from the resident within the <br /> additional 60 days, a fine of$50 would be levied and collected by the Tax Office. It <br /> should be noted that the Tax Office has a software application to track properties and <br /> their notification dates,which means the system can be queried to pull records of those a <br /> whose initial 60 days has elapsed,are in non-compliance, etc. <br /> 2013 SOFT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN <br /> Throughout 2013 the Tax Office is preparing a strong public relations and education campaign, <br /> preparing notification letters and setting up collection procedures. Leveraging resources <br /> available to us through our community partners is essential,too. We hope to accurately <br /> communicate the need for complying with the Ordinance to all those potentially affected. Tasks <br /> to be completed this year include: E <br /> • Present Ordinance overview to local Realtors <br /> • Work with Orange County Homeowners Associations to help them determine if their <br /> policies should be modified to comply with the new Ordinance <br /> • Routinely meet with the Sheriff's Department,EMS and fire chiefs to pinpoint issues of <br /> potential non-compliance <br /> • Take advantage of any presentation already planned by the Tax Office,and include an <br /> overview of the new Ordinance into those <br /> • Capitalize on the power of Twitter, YouTube and other social media outlets for news, <br /> information and announcements <br /> • Work with the Orange County Public Information Office to prepare and disseminate <br /> press releases to news outlets and residents <br /> • Develop standard notification letters to be used in communications with residents <br />