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Proposal to Reorganize Tax Boards, Split Powers Among Three City Agencies

Official:Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City-County Consolidation," by abolishing the Board of Revision of Taxes and reassigning its powers, functions and duties to three newly created City agencies to be known as the Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review, the Property Assessment Oversight Board, and the Office of Property Assessment; providing for submission of such amendment for the approval or disapproval of the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election; all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Nutter

Introduced: October 10, 2002

: Committee on Law and Government

government taxation

Plain-Language Summary

This bill proposes to abolish the Board of Revision of Taxes and reassign its powers to three new city agencies: the Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review, the Property Assessment Oversight Board, and the Office of Property Assessment.

What This Bill Does

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Abolishes the Board of Revision of Taxes: The bill eliminates the Board of Revision of Taxes, a previously existing city agency.
Creates three new city agencies: The bill establishes three new agencies: the Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review, the Property Assessment Oversight Board, and the Office of Property Assessment.
Transfers powers and duties: The bill transfers the powers, functions, and duties of the abolished Board of Revision of Taxes to the three newly created agencies.
Requires a special election: The bill requires a special election to be held to approve or disapprove of the amendment to the Philadelphia Code.