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rieral Contentions <br />(continued) <br />o The are opportunities to use additional, more <br />effective appraisal methods <br />o The approach to selective property tax relief in <br />Hawai'i County is overly complex and difficult to <br />administer uniformly and economically <br />o The appeal system could be made more accessible <br />o There is a lack of easily accessible information to <br />guide policy makers, administrators, and the <br />taxpaying public <br />cal Analysis and Property Tax <br />cation & Relief Policies <br />El] Differential property tax rates — the rate of tax depends <br />on the type of property <br />• There is a need to examine the purpose and effects of the <br />differentials - Recommendations 1 & 2 <br />• There is a need to ensure that property is properly classified <br />o Residential property tax relief - Recommendations 33- <br />36 <br />• Residential and homeowner class rates <br />• Valuing land as if agricultural based on zoning <br />• Partial exemptions <br />• Value cap and freeze <br />• Other safety -net approaches, such as "circuit breakers" <br />�t, <br />