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Home My Public Portal About090_040_Bridges MAYOR ..--.-;r CITY MANAGER Jason Buelterman c Diane Schleicher �s CITY COUNCIL I CITY CLERK Wanda Doyle,Mayor Pro Tem Janet LeViner \tre Barry Brown Rob Callahan CITY ATTORNEY Bill Garbett NNITtiaoccoOt Edward M. Hughes Monty Parks Paul Wolff CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND P.O.Box 2749—403 Butler Avenue,Tybee Island,Georgia 31328-2749 (866)786-4573—FAX(866)786-5737 www.cityoftybee.org 4a January 30, 2015 - ' %�.: . ;:: - Ms.Gloria Jane Bridges P 0 Box 1353 Tybee Island, Ga 31328 RE: 8 Lighthouse Lane Dear Ms.Bridges: The purpose of this letter is an attempt to collect&,debj.=Although you have paid the past due hotel-motel taxes, as of Friday,January 30, 2014,the City of Tybee Island has not received payment in full of past due hotel-motel tax related penalties and interest owed for the tax periods of January, 2012 through November,2014 which total$4,615.05.For your convenience,we have enclosed a schedule disclosing a detail of the amounts due. The city can no longer extend the courtesy of allowing you to not pay the penalties and interest in full; it is a violation of the city's ordinances and state law. The City of Tybee Island's ordinance, Section 58-106 through 58-125, Room Excise Tax, governs the city's right to assess the hotel-motel excise tax and related interest and penalties;in addition,the State of Georgia laws O.C.G.A.48-13-58 (2014), addresses, penalties added to tax for failure to pay; and O.C.G.A. 48-13-58.1 (2014) addresses, criminal penalties for failure to make return or pay taxes. Both articles are enclosed for your convenience. Therefore,the City of Tybee Island is requesting that the penalties and interest be paid in full no later than Friday, February 13,2015. If the city does not receive full payment of the delinquent penalties and interest owed, the city will have no other recourse than to take further legal actions against you which include issuance of a citation against you for failure to pay. Under state law, O.C.G.A. 48-13-58.1(b) (1), tax liabilities less than $10,000 is considered a misdemeanor;and under state law O.C.G.A.48-13-58.1 (2),tax liabilities more than$10,000 is felony and upon conviction is punishable by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than ten years. Further, any attorney fees and court costs incurred by the City of Tybee Island in pursuing this payment of debt from you may be sought to be added to your outstanding balance. You may appeal the penalties owed by addressing this matter to the mayor and council during a regular scheduled City Council meeting by submitting a written request on this matter,you could ask to be placed on an agenda for a council meeting. ; �; .5 S'ncerely, Angela udson,Fi nce Director pc:Diane Schleicher,City Manager Bubba Hughes,City Attorney Bruce Saunders,City Marshall Enclosures(4) (1) Detailed of Taxes, Interest and Penalties for Periods,February,2012 through September,2014 (2) City of Tybee Island Ordinance, Section 58-106 to 58-125, Room Excise Tax (3) State of Georgia of Law,O.C.G.A.48-13-58.Penalties added to tax for failure to pay (4) State of Georgia Law,O.C.G.A.,48-13-58.1.Criminal penalties for failure to make return or pay taxes Subtotal Penalties& Tax Due Date Tax Period Tax Amount Due Penalties Interest Interest Total Due 2/20/2012 Jan-12 $ - $ - - - - 3/20/2012 Feb-12 $ 53.88 165.00 72.23 237.23 291.11 4/20/2012 Mar-12 $ 132.53 212.04 110.26 322.30 454.83 5/20/2012 Apr-12 $ 124.00 192.20 98.02 290.23 414.23 6/20/2012 May-12 $ 100.39 150.58 75.29 225.87 326.26 7/20/2012 Jun-12 $ 187.48 271.85 133.21 405.06 592.54 8/20/2012 Jul-12 $ 202.37 283.31 135.99 419.30 621.67 9/20/2012 Aug-12 $ 68.19 135.00 54.86 189.86 258.05 10/20/2012 Sep-12 $ 58.56 130.00 49.03 179.03 237.59 11/20/2012 Oct-12 $ 84.41 125.00 52.35 177.35 261.76 12/20/2012 Nov-12 $ 24.47 120.00 34.67 154.67 179.14 1/20/2013 Dec-12 $ 46.47 115.00 37.14 152.14 198.60 2/20/2013 Jan-13 $ - - - - - 3/20/2013 Feb-13 $ 29.83 105.00 28.31 133.31 163.14 4/20/2013 Mar-13 $ 66.67 100.00 33.33 133.33 200.01 5/20/2013 Apr-13 $ 162.36 154.24 60.15 214.39 376.75 6/20/2013 May-13 $ 90.77 90.00 32.54 122.54 213.31 7/20/2013 Jun-13 $ 292.15 248.32 91.88 340.20 632.35 8/20/2013 Jul-13 $ 254.87 203.89 73.40 277.29 532.16 9/20/2013 Aug-13 $ 67.62 75.00 21.39 96.39 164.02 10/20/2013 Sep-13 $ 85.50 70.00 21.77 91.77 177.27 11/20/2013 Oct-13 $ 27.22 65.00 11.99 76.99 104.21 12/20/2013 Nov-13 $ 30.34 60.00 10.84 70.84 101.18 1/20/2014 Dec-13 $ - - - - - 2/20/2014 Jan-14 $ - - - - 3/20/2014 Feb-14 $ 53.88 45.00 8.90 53.90 107.78 4/20/2014 Mar-14 $ 88.85 40.00 10.31 50.31 139.16 5/20/2014 Apr-14 $ 100.48 35.17 9.50 44.66 145.15 6/20/2014 May-14 $ 98.36 30.00 7.70 37.70 136.06 7/20/2014 Jun-14 $ 161.65 40.41 10.10 50.52 212.17 8/20/2014 Jul-14 $ 175.86 35.17 8.44 43.61 219.48 9/20/2014 Aug-14 $ 91.81 15.00 3.20 18.20 110.02 10/20/2014 Sep-14 $ - - - - - 11/20/2014 Oct-14 $ 98.23 5.00 1.03 6.03 104.27 12/20/2014 Nov-14 $ - - - $ $ 3,059.20 $ 3,317.20 $ 1,297.85 $ 4,615.05 7,674.25 CHECK#1110 3059.20 4,615.05 P.O. Box 2749-403 Butler Avenue, Tybee Island, Georgia 31328-2749 (866) 786-4573-FAX (866) 786-5737 www.cityoftybee.org State of Georsia County of Chatham A-7ADAVIIT Personally appeared before me Jane Bridges, who, being duly sworn, deposes and states the following: 1. I received bad advice from my income tax preparer,who stated that no sales tax was due on the vacation rental apartment that I began renting three years ago.She now states that she is an income tax specialist,not a sales tax advisor. 2. I have complied with the City of Tybee willingly, quickly and honestly, and have today remitted $3,059.20, which I believe is an accurate and honest accounting of what I owe for the hotel/motel tax.This payment is taken from my dwindling savings. 3. IL am asking for forgiveness in the matter of penalties because of hardship. I have been unemployed for a year. In that time I have applied unsuccessfully for over 100 jobs. If am currently working at 5 part-time jobs, earning a total of about one-third my previous salary. 4. The rental income of this property is not on a break-even basis. Without my salary to supplement the expenses on this property, my being able to keep the property is in question anyway.The forgiveness of this penalty would be a significant factor in my ability to keep the rental property as well as the home I live in. 5. I am a resident of Tybee with a perfect record of bill payments and a history of participation in civic and community events. I am conscientious in monitoring my rental property,with no reported problems. 6. Thank you for considering my request. Signature of Affiant Date Jane Bridges SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN BEFORE ME ON THIS THE 25TH DAY OF November,2014 Notary Public My Commission Expires: