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Westmoreland County board adopts 20.5% personal property tax relief for 2024; moves to closed session on administrator candidates

Westmoreland County board · August 21, 2024
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Summary

At a regular meeting, Westmoreland County officials voted unanimously to set personal property tax relief (PPTR) at 20.5% for tax year 2024 after a presentation by Commissioner of Revenue Hoover; the board then approved entering closed session to interview candidates for county administrator.

Westmoreland County officials voted unanimously to set personal property tax relief (PPTR) at 20.5% for tax year 2024 after a presentation by Commissioner of Revenue Mister Hoover that outlined state reimbursement and local funding scenarios.

Mister Hoover told the board that three tables he provided compared possible PPTR rates — 20%, 20.5% and 21% — alongside the county’s fixed state reimbursement. "My recommendation would be the 20 and a half percent for personal property tax relief for tax year 2024," Hoover said, explaining the county had no excess…

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