Salt Lake County auditor outlines new property-tax notice improvements and an appeals tracker

RIVERTON, Utah — Salt Lake County Auditor Chris Harding told the Riverton City Council on Tuesday that his office will enhance the county’s July property-tax notice evaluations with a QR code linking to detailed information about taxing entities and a new electronic appeals tracker.

Harding said each resident will receive a notice evaluation explaining which entities are raising property taxes and why. He asked cities to link to the electronic evaluation so residents can see, for example, if a district’s proposed tax increase is intended to buy buses or hire counselors.

“To make it more simple for those who are appealing their property valuations…we’re implementing kind of a similar tracker [to a pizza tracker], so that when you put your appeal in, you’re gonna get notified via text or email where your appeal’s at in the process,” Harding said. The tracker will attempt to provide status updates and which department is handling an appeal.

Harding framed the changes as efforts to give residents “a little bit more power and oversight of their own property” and asked city staff to consider placing a link to the county’s evaluation on municipal websites when notices are issued. The council thanked Harding and noted the improvements could reduce public frustration with valuation appeals.