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Board of Tax Appeals asks legislature to raise member per diem to $400, seeks $29,200 in ongoing funds
Summary
The Board of Tax Appeals requested an ongoing appropriation of $29,200 to raise its three-member board per diem from $300 to $400 per day; agency leaders told JFAC the board models pay on an 80-day annual work schedule and said members perform hearing preparation and decision work beyond hearing days.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee received a request from the Board of Tax Appeals to increase the board members’ daily per diem to $400 and to fund that change with an ongoing general fund appropriation of $29,200.
"For the fiscal year 20 26 budget enhancement request from the agency, the board of tax appeals request $29,200 in ongoing personnel costs from the general fund to increase the per diem for board members from $300 to $400," Christopher LaHozet, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Service Office, told the committee.
Why it matters: the three board members serve as quasi‑judicial officers who travel to hearings across the state and complete hearing preparation and decision work. Any statutory change to the per diem would require legislative…
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