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Senate hearing hears modest increase in pay for county tax appeal board members
Summary
Senate Bill 5 proposes modest increases in per‑diem compensation for county tax appeal board members to help recruitment and retention; proponents from counties and the Montana Tax Appeal Board argued the last legislative increase was in 2015 and presented estimated fiscal impacts; no committee vote was taken.
Senator Becky Beard opened the Local Government Committee hearing on Senate Bill 5, which would raise the per‑diem reimbursement for county tax appeal board (CTAB) members to improve recruitment and retention.
"This compensation rate has not been revised since 2015," Beard said, reading the bill summary and noting an effective date of July 1. Proponents included county commissioners and tax appeal board chairs from across the state who described difficulty recruiting board members in…
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