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Council notified of two tax-assessment appeal stipulations; borough clerk to concur without vote
Summary
Officials told the council they will sign stipulations reducing assessed values for two properties after both the county assessor and the school district signaled agreement; the borough clerk said no council vote is required.
Clarks Summit Borough officials told the council they received a stipulation from the county tax-assessment appeals board to reduce the assessments for two properties and that the county and school-district representatives have agreed.
Councilors were informed that Don Ferguson (county) and Christopher Osborne (school district) signed off on the stipulated reductions. Borough counsel and staff said the borough’s concurrence does not require a formal council vote and that the borough clerk plans to sign the stipulation consistent with the other parties.
Councilors said contesting the stipulation would require paying for an independent appraisal and pursuing a full tax-assessment-appeals hearing; staff described that given county and school-district agreement, further appeal appeared unlikely without additional cost.
No formal council action was taken at the meeting; staff will complete the clerical concurrence with the stipulation paperwork.
