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Kern County introduces $75 assessment-appeal filing fee with low-income waiver; board approves ordinance introduction
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 (one member absent) to introduce an ordinance establishing a $75 filing fee for property tax assessment appeals and a waiver for eligible low-income filers; staff said the fee would recover part of processing costs and that counties typically charge similar fees.
The Kern County Board of Supervisors on its July agenda introduced an ordinance to add section 2.44.0.05 to the county code that establishes a $75 filing fee for property tax assessment appeals and a fee-waiver process for eligible low-income applicants. The board voted to introduce the ordinance, waive its reading and approve related findings under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by a 4–0 vote, with one supervisor absent.
Chief Clerk of the Board Cathy Kraus told the board that the California Constitution permits counties to charge a reasonable fee for filing assessment appeal applications and that the Revenue and Taxation Code requires the clerk of the board to receive and process…
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