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An ordinance amending the Administrative Code of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by providing that Chapter 205 relating to the Property Assessment Oversight Board be deleted in its entirety, abolishing said board; and providing for assumption of the duties of said board by the Chief Assessment Officer; and providing for the establishment of an independent review process prior to certification of assessments.
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WHEREAS, the Allegheny County Council wishes to improve the property tax certification process before the next reassessment; and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Services Committee, the Chief Assessment Officer, the Manager of the Office of Property Assessments and the Chairman of the Appeals and Review Board have discussed changes to the Oversight Board during the last year; and
WHEREAS, the Chairman of the Oversight Board has written that there is a need for an expert consultant to review property values before certification; and
WHEREAS, the Chairman of the Oversight Board has indicated that there is no need to review the 2003 property values because they duplicate the 2002 property values; and
WHEREAS, the Allegheny County Council and the public are confused as to the function of the Oversight Board and recognize that the Oversight Board certification is only a ceremonial process with no real purpose or value to the taxpayers of Allegheny County.
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Article II, Chapter 205 of the Administrative Code of Allegheny County is deleted in its entirety. Upon its deletion, the Property Assessment Oversight Board shall be abolished.
Section 2. If a ratio study of the Countywide valuations of objects of taxation for the applicable tax year is required, then the Chief Assessment Officer shall submit the official property assessment valuations to an independent appraisal company for review and evaluation to ensure that i...
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