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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Leslie Locke, Deputy Clerk
DATE: May 19, 2014
SUBJECT: Request to Convene for the Purpose of Hearing Property Tax Appeals for
the Year 2014; 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.
REVIEM9M BY:
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Phi rp Morley, o ty Admi r Date
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 year. This approval is based on a finding that the requirements for
convening under RCW 84.48.010 have been satisfied.
DATED THIS 19`n day of May , 2014.
JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
John Austin, Chair
Phil Johnson, Member
David Sullivan, Member
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