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GENERAL DUTIES OF COLLECTORS
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAW CHAPTER 60: (EXTRACTS)
Section 2 - Every collector of taxes, receiving a tax list and warrant
from the assessors, shall collect the taxes therein set forth, with
interest, and pay over said taxes and interest to the city or town
treasurer according to the warrant, and shall make written return
thereof with his tax list and of his doings thereon at such times
as the assessors shall in writing require. He shall also give to
the treasurer an account of all charges and fees collected by him.
He shall, once in each week or more often, pay over to the treasurer
all money received by him for taxes and interest during the preceding
week or lesser period together with any interest earned as a result
of depositing said taxes and interest received.
Section 3 - The collector shall forthwith, after receiving a tax
list and warrant, send notice to each person assessed, resident or
non-resident, of the amount of his tax; if mailed, it shall be postpaid
and directed to the town where the assessed person resided on January
first of the year in which the tax was assessed, and, if he resides
in a city, it shall, if possible, be directed to the street and number
of his residence.
An omission to send a notice under this section shall not affect
the validity either of a tax or of the proceedings for its collection.
An affidavit of the collector sending a tax bill or notice as to
the time of sending shall be prima facie evidence that the same was
sent at such time.
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YOUR TAX COLLECTOR
The office of Collector of Taxes is an elected position for a
three (3) year term. Richard Sardell has been your Collector
of Taxes and Town Collector since 2000. His current term
expires May 11, 2009. He is a Certified Massachusetts Municipal
Collector.
Richard served with the U.S. Army in Korea. He graduated
from Hopedale H.S. and received his degree in Engineering from
Northeastern University. He did his Graduate work at Syracuse
University. He is co-holder of a patent for a unique manufacturing
software application. He held professional and managerial
positions at several Fortune 500 Companies and most recently, his
own consulting company from which he is now retired.
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GENERAL
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you have any suggestions for additional information or clarity,
please e-mail me at: taxcollector@townofberlin.com.
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