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Board of Tax Appeals asks Legislature to raise per diem to $400 as caseload and training demands persist
Summary
The Board of Tax Appeals requested $29,200 in ongoing general fund to raise per diem from $300 to $400 for three part‑time board members, citing preparation, travel and training needs; committee members pressed on reversions and workload.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee heard a request from the Board of Tax Appeals to increase the per diem for its three board members from $300 to $400 per day, a change the agency says would require statute amendment and would add $29,200 in ongoing general‑fund personnel costs.
Christopher Lahoset, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, presented the agency’s enhancement: the board’s three members act as quasi‑judicial adjudicators and the agency models the work as 80 days per year. Lahoset said the $300 per diem equates to about $37.50 per hour under an 80‑day model and the proposed $400 per diem…
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