Treasurer, Tax Collector and Public Administrator

Online Payments: Secured Taxes Supplemental Taxes Unsecured Taxes

NEW OFFICE HOURS: OPEN FROM 9 AM – 4 PM

In San Benito County, Treasurer, Tax Collector and Public Administrator have been consolidated into a single elective position with a four-year term. The mission of this office is to effectively and efficiently perform the duties and responsibilities of each function with excellence in customer service and fiscal responsibility.

The Office of the Treasurer is responsible for cash management, investing, and safekeeping all County funds. This office is also the depository for all County, School Districts and special district funds.

The Office of the Tax Collector is responsible for billing and collecting of real estate and personal property taxes countywide, including taxes on mobile homes, lot line adjustments, and tax clearances. At this time San Benito County does not issue unincorporated business licenses.

The Public Administrator takes charge of property of persons who have died without an appointed executor or estate administrator, or whose heirs are nonresidents of the State of California or the United States. The duties, power and responsibility of the Public Administrator in estate administration are the same as those required of any individual appointed by the court as administrator/executor of a decedent’s estate. The Public Administrator also handles indigent burials for the county.

NEW Office Hours
Open 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Monday thru Friday

Office Location
440 Fifth St.
Room 107
County Courthouse
Hollister, CA 95023

Tax Collector
(831) 636-4034
FAX (831) 636-4383
propertytaxes@cosb.us

Public Adminstrator/
Treasurer
(831) 636-4043
FAX (831) 636-4014
treas-pa@cosb.us

OFFICE CLOSURES 2011/2012

2011

Independence Day – July 4th
Labor Day - Sept. 5th
Columbus Day - Oct. 11th
Veterans Day – Nov. 11th
Thanksgiving Break – Nov. 23rd-25th
Winter Break Half Day – Dec. 23rd (close at noon)
Winter Break – Dec. 26th – 30th

2012

New Year’s – Jan. 2nd
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Jan. 16th
Lincoln’s Birthday – Feb. 10th
President’s Day - Feb. 20th
Ceasar Chavez Day -March 30th
Memorial Day - May 28th

MESSAGE FROM THE TREASURER/TAX COLLECTOR

Dear Citizens,

My staff and I would like to invite you to call or visit our office if you have any questions or need information or assistance with regard to any of the programs we administer. We strive to maintain a high standard of customer service and to operate in an efficient, cost effective, and responsive manner.

We look forward to serving you.

Sincerely,

Mary Lou Andrade