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Form #: B-52 <br />7/18/91 <br />DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />DEPARTMENT: Finance DATE: 1/20/10 <br />STAFF CONTACT: Nancy Crawford PHONE <br />A. REQUEST: <br />x8234 <br />Requesting amendment to Hawaii County Code, Chapter 19, Sections 19-100 and 19-101 regarding <br />deposits accompanying appeals to the Real Property Tax Board of Review. <br />B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br />The attached bill proposes to increase the deposit amount from $15 to $25 and to limit refunds of that <br />amount to situations where the board of review acrepts the taxpayer's appeal value without compromise. <br />Refunds would also be made in cases where adjustments are necessary due to clerical errors. For this fiscal <br />year we received 1,449 appeal forms with deposits totaling $21,735. We refunded approximately $9,885 in <br />deposits. Under the 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-fold. The additional <br />amount will better offset the cost of handling appeals and it should also reduce-the number of frivolous <br />appeals. <br />SIGNED: DATE: oZ ~~ <br />Department He <br />