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Clerk proposes $290/$675 administrative fees for assessment appeals; committee asks for more data and a refund analysis

Santa Clara County Finance & Government Operations Committee · November 3, 2025
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Summary

Clerk of the Board Curtis Boone proposed a nonrefundable administrative processing fee for assessment appeals — $290 per residential/agricultural/vacant account and $675 per commercial/business account — to align fee levels with staff time and move toward cost recovery.

Curtis Boone, the Clerk of the Board, proposed a new nonrefundable administrative processing fee for property assessment appeals during the Nov. 6 Finance & Government Operations Committee meeting.

Boone described two broad appeal categories and the staff time associated with each: (1) residential (single-family, condos, small multifamily, agricultural and vacant land), which account for roughly 46% of annual appeal volume but about 27% of processing effort; and (2) commercial/business (commercial, industrial, larger multifamily and business personal property), which make up approximately 54% of volume and 73% of processing effort.…

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