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Home My WebLink About052013_ca07Consent Agenda Commissioners Office JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST TO: Board of County Commissioners Philip Morley, County Administrator FROM: Leslie Locke, Deputy Clerk DATE: May 20, 2013 SUBJECT: Request to Convene for the Purpose of Hearing Property Tax Appeals for the Year 2013; Jefferson County Board of Equalization STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Pursuant to RCW 84.48.010, the County Board of Equalization, with the approval of the County Legislative Authority, may convene at any time when the number of petitions filed exceed twenty-five or ten percent of the number of petitions filed in the preceding year, whichever is greater. ANALYSIS: Currently, the number of petitions on file exceed ten percent of the number of petitions filed last year. FISCAL IMPACT: The amount of the Board of Equalization's budget (Line #001-061-000) is $7,360 from which the members receive a per diem of $75.00 for each day of attendance at a Board of Equalization meeting. While the number of meeting days vary each year, the Board met an average of 18 days per year over the last three years. Members are also reimbursed at the current mileage rate for travel expenses when it is necessary to conduct property inspections in the course of carrying out the duties of the Board. RECOMMENDATION: Having met the requirements of RCW 84.48.010, it is recommended that the Board of Commissioners approve the Board of Equalization's request to convene for the purpose of hearing property tax appeals for the current year. NOTICE OF APPROVAL TO HEAR PROPERTY TAX APPEALS JEFFERSON COUNTY LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY Pursuant to RCW 84.48.010, the Jefferson County Legislative Authority hereby approves the Jefferson County Board of Equalization's request to convene for the purpose of hearing property tax appeals for the current yeaz. This approval is based on a finding that the requirements for convening under RCW 84.48.010 have been satisfied. DATED THIS 20~' day of May , 2013. JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS John Austin ,Chair Phil Johnson, Member David Sullivan, Member To inquire about the availability of [his document in an alternate format for the visually impaired or a language other than English, please call (360)753-3217. Teletype (TTY) users may call (800) 451-7985. You may also access tax information on our Internet home page at http://www.wasov/dor/wador.htm. REV 64 0049 (7-02-97)