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William P. Kenoi <br />Mayor <br />Nancy E. Crawford <br />Director <br />Deanna S. Sako <br />Deputy Director <br />January 21, 2010 <br />County Hof Hawaii <br />Finance Department <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 118 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />(808) 961-8234 ~~ Fax (808) 961-8569 <br />J Yoshimoto, Council Chair and <br />Members of the Hawaii <br />Hawaii County Council <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />County Council <br />Re: Amendment to the Hawaii County Code <br /> 0 <br />i'"~ O <br /> c... <br /> ~,' <br />~ rv <br />r <br />.. ;._.b <br /> ~ <br />:~ ~ l <br />'3 <br /> <br />.;:~, <br />~' <br />~-~' <br /> <br />Enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending Chapter 19, Sections 19-100 and 19-101 <br />of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edlition, as amended), relating to deposits <br />accompanying appeals to the Real Property Tax Board of Review. This bill proposes to <br />increase the deposit amount from $15 to $25 and to limit refunds of that amount to <br />situations where the board of review accepts the taxpayer's appeal value without <br />compromise. Refunds would also be made in-cases where adjustments are necessary <br />due to clerical errors. For this fiscal year, we received 1,449 appeal forms with deposits <br />totaling $21,735 and we refunded approximately $9,885 in deposits. Under the <br />proposed deposit regulations, taxpayers would have paid an additional $14,490. The <br />purpose of increasing the deposit amount and limiting refunds of those deposits is two- <br />fold. The additional amount will better offset the cost of handling appeals and it should <br />also reduce the number of frivolous appeals. <br />If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call me. <br />C~'La« <br />Nancy E. Crawford <br />Director of Finance <br />Enc. <br />cc: Real Property Tax Division <br />~~~ II aov~ <br />Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />Refl. ~'o: F ~--~ <br />i~ef. G~t~ JAN 21 24tE~ <br />