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Clerk proposes nonrefundable assessment‑appeals filing fee to curb agent-driven filings; committee forwards recommendation to Board with data‑tracking request
Summary
Clerk of the Board proposed a nonrefundable administrative processing fee for property tax assessment appeals after a time‑study showed commercial filings generate disproportionate processing workload and agent-filed residential appeals rose from ~16% (2019) to ~50% (2025). The committee voted to send the recommendation to the Board and asked the clerk to build tracking to evaluate tiered commercial fees.
Clerk of the Board Curtis Boone told the Finance & Government Operations Committee on Jan. 20, 2026, that the office recommends a nonrefundable administrative processing fee for property tax assessment appeals to recover processing costs and to reduce an observed surge in filings driven by third‑party agents.
Boone summarized the…
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