The Yolo County Tax Collector’s Office reminds taxpayers who own property in Yolo County that the second installment of 2015-16 Secured Property Tax, due February 1, 2016, will be delinquent if not paid by April 11, 2016.

To avoid a penalty, property taxes must be paid by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 11, 2016, after which a 10 percent penalty and $10.00 cost must be added.  Envelopes must be postmarked no later than April 11, 2016 if taxes are paid by mail.  It is suggested that payments be mailed a few days before the April 11 deadline to ensure the envelope will have the proper postmark.  The only acceptable postmark for deadline payments is a U.S. Postal Service postmark.

Current law does not relieve property owners of payment responsibility or the imposition of penalties because of failure to receive a tax bill.

The Yolo County Department of Planning & Public Works recently welcomed Ed Short as the county’s new chief building official.  Most recently, Mr. Short worked as a consultant to the City of Stockton’s Community Development Department.

Prior to his work for the City of Stockton, Mr. Short was a principle/supervising engineer and interim chief building official for the City of Sacramento, a code compliance manager/building official for  Bureau Veritas/Berryman and Hennigar and a building official/public works director for Pacific Municipal Consultants.  Mr. Short has also held engineering positions with the County of Sacramento.

Mr. Short received his bachelors of science in civil/structural engineering from the University of California, Davis.  He is a licensed professional engineer, a credentialed building official and a certified flood manager.

This summer, the Building Inspection Services Division of the Yolo County Planning & Public Works Department was surveyed by the Insurance Service Office (ISO) Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule.  The survey resulted in a Building Code Effectiveness Grading Classification of 2 – a high rating – for its commercial and residential properties codes and inspections.