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Sedgwick County commissioners discuss sweeping property-tax and appraisal reforms for KAC platform
Summary
Commissioners proposed a range of appraisal and property-tax reforms for the Kansas Association of Counties platform, including a public appeals dashboard, broadened appraiser hiring qualifications, a local intermediary hearing option, time limits for Board of Tax Appeals decisions and possible state takeover or renaming of the county appraiser.
Sedgwick County commissioners spent a substantial portion of the Aug. 5 staff meeting outlining possible appraisal and property-tax reforms to propose to the Kansas Association of Counties.
Commissioner (speaker) introduced four categories of changes and read them into the record: “require each county appraiser to post and maintain data regarding property tax appeals and valuations within the county on a website,” broaden eligibility for county appraiser candidates beyond the current three-year mass-appraisal experience requirement, establish a county-level intermediary hearing panel to resolve tax appeals locally, and require that Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA) determinations be issued within one year of filing unless the parties agree otherwise.
Why it matters: Commissioners and staff said long delays in appeals and limited local resolution options have created backlogs and frustrated…
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