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Page 6, Boca Exposure
Tax Talk

Dear Friends, federal funding for each person counted. With 1.5 million Important 2020 Election Dates
On Thursday, March 19, Palm Beach County residents, this funding equates to
I closed all tax collector approximately $2.4 billion annually. These funds are used And Deadlines
offices to the public and locally for our schools, healthcare programs, housing,
suspe nde d i n-pe rson transportation, infrastructure and other critical services. 2020 Primary Election
service until further notice. Also, Florida’s census data could result in additional July 20
Last year we served over congressional representation for our state based upon the Deadline to register or change party
800,000 clients in person. total response to the census. Aug. 18
That’s almost 70,000 For more information, please visit 2020census.gov. Election Day
face-to-face interactions 2020 General Election
each month. We must do Important Dates And Oct. 5
everything we can to slow Deadline to register
the spread of COVID-19. Deadlines Nov. 30
At the same time, this agency must continue to provide Election Day
essential services to our community. The collection and April 1 2019 property taxes are delinquent For more information, please visit the Palm Beach County
distribution of property tax is vitally important, especially April 3 2020 Installment Payment Plan application Supervisor of Elections website at www.pbcelections.org.
in these extraordinary times. Property taxes fund critical deadline
services in our community including public safety, Oct. 1 REAL ID deadline. Born in June? Your
emergency response, the school district and healthcare registration expires at midnight on your
programs. Our driver’s license and motor vehicle services birthday. Renew online at www.pbctax.com.
have a direct impact on people’s ability to work which
affects our local economy.
scenes, serving you online at www.pbctax.com and by Mayor’s Update:
That is why we will continue to work behind the

mail.
unknowns and constant change. I will continue to Facing The Challenges Of A New Term
These are extraordinary times filled with many

keep you up to date on www.pbctax.com, by email
at ClientAdvocate@pbctax.com and on Twitter (@ Scott Singer is the 35th that our guide has been to take more proactive steps
TAXPBC). Mayor of Boca Raton. earlier to flatten the curve.
Please follow all local and state orders related to A South Florida native, As one government – and in consultation with
COVID-19 and stay healthy. attorney, mediator, and other local, county, state, and federal leaders – we are
Sincerely, small business owner, making thoughtful decisions with the best available
Anne M. Gannon, Scott and his wife, Bella, information from medical experts for the health, safety,
Constitutional Tax Collector, live in Broken Sound with and welfare of our residents. We don’t make these
Serving Palm Beach County their two young children. decisions lightly, and we recognize the significant
Dear neighbors, impact on residents and businesses. We continue to
Important COVID-19 Update thank you for allowing actively monitor and respond to this ever-changing
me to continue working situation, and are frequently evaluating our steps.
Driver’s License Appointments And Road Tests for you! In the midst Many steps that the City took early on were modeled
Cancelled of our fight to stop the spread of COVID-19, I was elsewhere.
At the time of this newsletter’s publication, all driver’s honored to have been re-elected on March 17 with 89 It seems likely that, by the time you see this in
license appointments and road tests have been cancelled percent of the vote. I’m so grateful and humbled by April, we will still be dealing with many short-term
through April 30. Palm Beach County residents can the support from the residents of Boca, and my family, impacts. The more we act with speed and unity in
reschedule an appointment for a later date. Please note friends, volunteers, supporters, and colleagues at the limiting unnecessary contacts, the sooner we hope to
we may need to cancel future appointments depending city and on our campaign. Thank you to all who share be past this challenging time. In the meantime, please
on the status of COVID-19 in our community. a vision of working together to get things done. We continue to heed health experts’ recommendations.
Serving You Online need it now more than ever. Stay home whenever possible. The goal is to save
We are here to serve you online! Many common tax As I write this in March, the City of Boca Raton has lives, and that goal remains paramount.
collector transactions can be completed online including: taken many steps to combat the spread of coronavirus.
• Pay Real Estate Property Tax The dynamic situation has changed so much and often
• Pay Tangible Personal Property Tax that a daily report, much less a monthly column, is
• Pay Local Business Tax not current. By the time you read this in April, many
• File and Pay Tourist Development Tax more steps will have occurred. For now, let me share
• Renew Driver’s License
• Renew Vehicle and Vessel Registrations
Please visit www.pbctax.com for service today!
Serving You By Mail
Some transactions cannot be completed online but we
can help you by mail. Please make your payments payable
to Tax Collector, Palm Beach County.
Mail your payment to: Tax Collector, Palm Beach
County, P.O. Box 3715, West Palm Beach, Florida 33402-
3715.
For additional assistance, please call (561) 355-2264,
Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. or email
ClientAdvocate@pbctax.com.
Census 2020: Make It Count!

By now, you have likely received an invitation to
respond to the census including instructions on how
to respond by mail, online or by telephone. Everyone
living at your address counts including grand and great-
grandparents, parents and guardians, children, extended
family, multiple families, roommates and caregivers.
Please participate because there is much at stake!
Palm Beach County receives approximately $1,600 in