Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee debates reappraisal funding: split payments and whether to raise the per-parcel fee
Summary
The panel discussed separating per-parcel payments into three distinct allocations (reappraisal, grand-list maintenance, equalization study) and considered whether the current $8.50 per-parcel rate — about half the typical reappraisal cost over six years — should be raised. No appropriation or fee change was adopted.
Lawmakers and Department of Taxes staff told the Ways & Means Committee on Feb. 6 that the current per-parcel payment structure is too fungible and recommended breaking it into distinct payments to improve budgeting and contracting.
Kirby Keane, legislative counsel, cited the department recommendation to “have per parcel payments for three different things and have those things…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
