Palm Beach County Tax Collector’s Office Awarded for Finance Excellence
September 14, 2023
West Palm Beach, Fla. – Constitutional Tax Collector Anne M. Gannon is pleased to announce the office’s Finance & Budget Department has received state honors from the Florida Tax Collector’s Association (FTCA) at its conference last month. The agency was awarded the 2023 Legacy Award for Financial Operations and Certificate of Merit for Audit.
The Legacy Award for Financial Operations recognizes the innovation and automation the Finance & Budget Department developed for a new process to regularly post outstanding or uncashed checks on the Palm Beach County Tax Collector’s website, www.pbctax.com, so that clients can visit the website 24/7 to see if they potentially have any unclaimed funds with the office.
“This new process lists roughly 2,300-3,000 outstanding checks on the website at any given time and clients can access 24/7”, said Gannon. “This process negates the need to mail notices to individuals thus reducing our monthly postage costs by more than $1,300!”
The Certificate of Merit for Audit award recognizes the office’s achievement for a 2021-22 audit, clear of any findings – in other words, a perfect audit! “With more than $4.4 billion collected and distributed each year by our Finance & Budget Department, this achievement is an outstanding accomplishment,” said Gannon.
Anne M. Gannon
Constitutional Tax Collector
(561) 355-2805
jvortolomei@pbctax.com
About The Constitutional Tax Collector, serving Palm Beach County
The Constitutional Tax Collector, serving Palm Beach County was established as an independent agency in 1885 by the Florida Constitution. Today, Anne M. Gannon, the first woman elected to the office of Constitutional Tax Collector in Palm Beach County, is serving her fourth consecutive four-year term. The Tax Collector’s main office is located at 301 N. Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach. Five additional service centers are located throughout the county, serving the nearly 1.5 million residents with real estate property, tangible property, and tourist development tax services, vehicle and vessel registration, motor vehicle license services, and other services including hunting and fishing licenses. With a team of more than 300 employees dedicated to providing unparalleled service that inspires trust, the PBC Tax Collector’s Office collected $4.47 billion in property taxes during the 2021 property tax year. For additional information, visit PBCTAX.com, or follow @TaxPBC on Instagram, @PBCTax on Facebook, and @TaxCollectorPBC on YouTube.
The Legacy Award for Financial Operations recognizes the innovation and automation the Finance & Budget Department developed for a new process to regularly post outstanding or uncashed checks on the Palm Beach County Tax Collector’s website, www.pbctax.com, so that clients can visit the website 24/7 to see if they potentially have any unclaimed funds with the office.
“This new process lists roughly 2,300-3,000 outstanding checks on the website at any given time and clients can access 24/7”, said Gannon. “This process negates the need to mail notices to individuals thus reducing our monthly postage costs by more than $1,300!”
The Certificate of Merit for Audit award recognizes the office’s achievement for a 2021-22 audit, clear of any findings – in other words, a perfect audit! “With more than $4.4 billion collected and distributed each year by our Finance & Budget Department, this achievement is an outstanding accomplishment,” said Gannon.
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For more information, please contact:Anne M. Gannon
Constitutional Tax Collector
(561) 355-2805
jvortolomei@pbctax.com
About The Constitutional Tax Collector, serving Palm Beach County
The Constitutional Tax Collector, serving Palm Beach County was established as an independent agency in 1885 by the Florida Constitution. Today, Anne M. Gannon, the first woman elected to the office of Constitutional Tax Collector in Palm Beach County, is serving her fourth consecutive four-year term. The Tax Collector’s main office is located at 301 N. Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach. Five additional service centers are located throughout the county, serving the nearly 1.5 million residents with real estate property, tangible property, and tourist development tax services, vehicle and vessel registration, motor vehicle license services, and other services including hunting and fishing licenses. With a team of more than 300 employees dedicated to providing unparalleled service that inspires trust, the PBC Tax Collector’s Office collected $4.47 billion in property taxes during the 2021 property tax year. For additional information, visit PBCTAX.com, or follow @TaxPBC on Instagram, @PBCTax on Facebook, and @TaxCollectorPBC on YouTube.
Contact:
Jeffrey Vortolomei, Chief Communications Officer
jvortolomei@PBCTAX.COM, (561) 355-4271
