Ordinance Amendment to ordinance section 43.06 Assessing service fee on worthless checks and processing overpayments received by the County

The Sauk County threshold of $2.00 over/under payment has not changed in many years.  The current labor and material cost to refund overpayments or collect short payments typically exceeds the $2.00 limit set.  Each overpayment/refund/shortage can often create labor for any number of departments.  State Statute 59.66 Unclaimed funds has a value set at $20.00 or greater in order to post as part of unclaimed funds process. Accounting Office, Treasurer’s Office, and Register of Deeds have discussed the costs of labor, materials and postage and concur that a $10.00 threshold for Sauk County would be appropriate.