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Committee trims proposed assessment‑appeals filing fee to $60 and forwards ordinance
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee amended a proposed ordinance that would raise assessment‑appeals administrative filing and findings fees; after budget analyst testimony and public comment, the committee set the administrative processing fee at $60 and forwarded the ordinance to the full board with a recommendation.
The committee considered an ordinance to amend Administrative Code chapter 2B governing assessment appeals board fees. The proposal sought to raise the administrative processing fee per application (discussion range during hearings included $30→$45→$90) and to convert the findings‑of‑fact fee from a sliding scale to an hourly rate of $215 capped at 30 hours.
Deborah Newman of the Budget Analyst’s Office reviewed cost‑recovery worksheets and comparative county fees, noting full cost recovery for the processing step would be approximately $63 based on staff time; the committee discussed waiver provisions for low‑value properties. After public comment from homeowners who said a higher fee would discourage meritorious appeals, the committee amended the proposal and set the administrative processing fee at $60 and moved the ordinance forward with recommendation to the full Board.
The committee also accepted the budget analyst’s suggested technical adjustments and asked staff to reflect the updated revenue impacts in budget materials. The ordinance will appear on the full Board calendar for final action.
