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An Ordinance amending the Administrative Code of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by providing for administrative and operational changes to the Property Tax Assessment System in Allegheny County pertaining to the Chief Assessment Officer and the Office of Property Assessments.
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WHEREAS, § 5-207 of the Administrative Code provides, among other things, for the powers and duties of the Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review; and
WHEREAS, § 5-209 of the Administrative Code provides, among other things, for the functions, roles and responsibilities of the County Office of Property Assessments and Chief Assessment Officer; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of County Council, in cooperation with the Chief Executive, to continue to improve the administration and operation of the property tax assessment system in Allegheny County.
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. AMENDMENT OF § 5-207 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
A. § 5-207.02 is deleted in its entirety.
B. § 5-207.03 shall be renumbered as § 5-207.02.
C. § 5-207.04 shall be renumbered as § 5-207.03.
D. § 5-207.05 shall be renumbered as § 5-207.04.
E. § 5-207.06 shall be renumbered as § 5-207.05 and is amended to read as follows:
§ 5-207.06 Rules and regulations for appeals.
A. The Appeals Board shall adopt rules and regulations for hearing and disposition of the following appeals:
(1) Assessment aAppeals of the County certified assessment and valuation of real property;
(2) Appeals regarding the tax-exempt status of real property as determined by the Office of Property Assessments, based upon applicable laws;
(3) Appeals of catastrophic loss values set by the Office of Property Assessments, through the Chief Assessment Officer;
(4) Appeals of preferential assessments made by the Office of Property Assessments, through the Chief Assessment Officer pursuant to the Pennsylvania Farml...
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