Financial columnist J. Rick Normand asks and answers tough questions about the City of Sedona decision to hire a private debt collection firm rather than train City staff to do the work in his Eye on Sedona column. Sedona AZ (July 30, 2013) – Is the City of Sedona permanently branding itself as business-unfriendly?  Who is RDS Discovery Systems? They market themselves as Sedona’s Partner!... 

Sedona AZ (June 13, 2011)–The City of Sedona Financial Services Department is continually looking for better ways to serve the citizens of Sedona, Arizona.  In the month of July 2011, the City of Sedona Finance Department will introduce a more efficient routing system for phone calls. A dedicated phone line for sewer customers will be available to make payments at any time of day, with a... 

Sedona AZ (October 11, 2010)–On Tuesday, September 28, 2010, the Sedona City Council approved a contract with Revenue Discovery Systems (RDS) for third-party sales tax collections on behalf of the City.    As a result, effective with tax payments due from February 20, 2011 forward, the City of Sedona’s portion of the sales taxes due will be processed by RDS.  Only the state and county...