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Deed Unsold Titles to the County 8. We recommend RPT add provisions to the Hawaii County Code Chapter 19 to allow the conveyance of unsold properties to the County. RPT should evaluate the property, neighborhood characteristics and pursue an appropriate tax foreclosure strategy. Lowering the Upset Price 9. RPT should revise Chapter 19 to allow for a bid on tax sales for less than the upset price to return the property to tax rolls. Status Scrubbing 10. We recommend that RPT establish a schedule to scrub parcels in special statuses. Foreign Owned 11. We recommend RPT develop a decision tree and workflow by country, prioritizing those with the most significant debt holdings first. Conclusions When our recommendations are implemented in good faith, the department can expect the following benefits: Key Performance Indicators 1. Introducing a more comprehensive list of key performance indicators will help educate stakeholders on successes, challenges, and resources needed. Payment Arrangements 2. Implementing a payment arrangement program will build relationships, improve taxpayers' ease of access, ensure program equity, and provide the taxpayer with permanent solutions. Management gains oversight and close to real-time analysis while increasing revenues. Exemptions 3. Setting aside tax exemptions for unwilling delinquent owners borrows the best elements of the neighbor island code while preserving flexibility to work with individual situations. Civil Remedies 4. The limited use of civil judgment to enforce collections when government trusts interfere with a traditional collection approach potentially improves the division's effectiveness and ability to negotiate payment arrangements. Write-Offs 5. Identifying and removing truly uncollectible accounts will improve RPT's efficiency and ensure a more accurate tax roll. Foreclosure Calculation 6. Establishing a calculation closer to actual values will mean parcels stay actionable for longer. 3 �