Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 5/21/2026
Item Status: New
From: Revenue Commissioner Teddy J. Faust, Jr.
Submitted by: Joseph H. Davis, Chief Clerk of Collections
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ITEM TITLE
Title
Revenue Commission - Insolvents, Errors and Taxes in Litigation for 2025
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
As requested by the Revenue Commissioner of Baldwin County, Alabama, the Honorable Teddy J. Faust, Jr., and in conformance with Section 40-5-23 of the Code of Alabama (1975) and any other applicable law, take the following actions:
1) Approve report titled Insolvents, Errors and Taxes in Litigation for 2025; and
2) Authorize the Chairman to execute the aforesaid report / instrument.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Background: Section 40-5-23 of the Code of Alabama 1975 provides as follows:
Annual report - List of insolvents; publication; advertisement costs; certification.
(a)(1) On or before the first regular county commission meeting in June of the current tax year, the tax collecting official shall submit a report to the county commission on a form provided by the Department of Revenue showing all errors in assessments, taxes in litigation, insolvents, lands bid in to the state, and tax liens that were not auctioned or sold, including a list of insolvents.
(2) The list of insolvents required to be reported in subdivision (1) shall include the name, residential or business address, and all taxes, cost, and interest charged against each listed person. The tax collecting official shall cause the list to be published for two weeks in July on a website of the tax collecting official or the county website of which the tax collecting official has access, or in a local newspaper published and printed in the county.
(3) A tax collecting official who fails to publish and display the list of insolvents as required in subdivision (2) shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
(b) The cost, if any, for advertisement of the list of insolvents required under this section shall be paid from the county general fund and any money collected from insolvents shall include the cost of advertisement and repaid to the county general fund.
(c) All reports submitted to the county commission under this section shall be certified by the tax collecting official and forwarded to the Comptroller upon the tax collecting official’s final settlement to allow credits to the tax collecting official.
(Acts 1935, No. 194, p. 256; Code 1940, T.51, §209; Act 2021-515, §3.)
Previous Commission action/date: June 3, 2025 - Previous approval of report titled Insolvents, Errors and Taxes in Litigation for 2024.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Total cost of recommendation: N/A
Budget line item(s) to be used: N/A
If this is not a budgeted expenditure, does the recommendation create a need for funding? N/A
LEGAL IMPACT
Is legal review necessary for this staff recommendation and related documents?
N/A
Reviewed/approved by: N/A
Additional comments: N/A
ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Is advertising required for this recommendation? No, will be available on website.
If the proof of publication affidavit is not attached, list the reason: N/A
FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
For time-sensitive follow up, select deadline date for follow up: N/A
Individual(s) responsible for follow up: Commission Administration
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed): Administration - have Chairman sign DFC 22 document and return originals to Joseph Davis.
Additional instructions/notes: N/A