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Cache County approves resolution to join cross‑appeal in Pacificorp tax case; estimated hit ~$2.26M if appeal granted
Summary
Cache County approved a resolution to retain outside counsel and join a cross‑appeal in Pacificorp’s centrally assessed tax appeal; staff estimated the county would lose roughly $2,263,893 in annual tax revenue if the reduction requested by Pacificorp were granted.
The Cache County Council approved a resolution to retain outside counsel and participate in a cross‑appeal responding to Pacificorp LLC’s central‑assessment tax appeal, after staff described the potential revenue impact if Pacificorp’s requested reduction were granted.
Deputy County Attorney Eric Davis explained that Pacificorp’s appeal to centrally assessed valuations seeks a 35.545% reduction; staff estimated that granting the request would reduce Cache County’s tax revenue by about $2,263,892.98 in a single tax year. Davis said the county had worked with a national counsel (Thomas Peters) in prior centrally assessed appeals and recommended using him again; the resolution to retain counsel (Resolution 2025‑36) passed after council suspended the rules and voted on the resolution by voice.
Council members asked about the cost and billing arrangements for outside counsel. Davis said counsel apportions fees proportionally among participating counties based on each county’s interest in the appeal; the precise amount for Cache County was not finalized at the meeting. The council approved the resolution and instructed staff to proceed with filing a cross‑appeal to defend the county’s assessed value and tax base.
