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An ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending and supplementing the Administrative Code of Allegheny County, Article 207, entitled “New Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review,” §5-207.06, entitled “Rules and regulations for appeals,” in order to establish a uniform, expeditious process for rendering decisions regarding real property assessment appeals.
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Whereas, Article 207 of the Administrative Code of Allegheny County, first enacted in 2000, establishes the basic powers, duties and function of the Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review (“BPAAR”); and
Whereas, although §5-207.07.C. indicates that “[t]he new Appeals Board shall have the power and its duty shall be to…[r]ender decisions of appeal hearings;”, the provision does not contain any additional language delineating a process for doing so; and
Whereas, Section 5-207.07.G expressly provides that BPAAR shall “[p]erform and exercise such other powers and duties as may be conferred or imposed upon it by applicable law and the provisions of this Administrative Code;”; and
Whereas, consistent with the terms of §5-207.07.G., §5-207.06 of the Administrative Code establishes specific requirements governing BPAAR’s regulations governing appeal hearing procedures, but the provisions of this section do not specifically establish a methodology for the review and entry of appeal verdicts; and
Whereas, it has come to the attention of Council that BPAAR has adopted procedures relating to the review of appeal recommendations prior to final approval and processing decisions made by BPAAR that are both redundant and time-consuming, and it is the judgment of Council that the existing procedures function to delay appeal verdicts unnecessarily; and
Whereas, it is accordingly the desire of Council to establish uniform procedures that will ensure thorough review without such unnecessary delays;
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
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