Bill Text: PA HB2022 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Further providing for appeals by municipalities.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-06-01 - Referred to FINANCE [HB2022 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB2022-Amended.html

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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2762 PRINTER'S NO. 3709
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2022 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY DENLINGER, SEIP, GERGELY, D. EVANS, BELFANTI, McCALL, BEYER, BURNS, BUXTON, D. COSTA, DERMODY, GALLOWAY, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GOODMAN, HALUSKA, HORNAMAN, KESSLER, KORTZ, LENTZ, FRANKEL, YOUNGBLOOD, MILLER, CLYMER, GERBER, BEAR, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CASORIO, CONKLIN, DeWEESE, EVERETT, FLECK, HANNA, HARPER, WHEATLEY, MAHONEY, MATZIE, METCALFE, MIRABITO, MURPHY, MOUL, EACHUS, STABACK, PHILLIPS, R. TAYLOR, M. O'BRIEN, REICHLEY, ROAE, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, WALKO, YUDICHAK, HELM, HICKERNELL, MANN, McILVAINE SMITH, MUSTIO, PAYTON, PICKETT, PRESTON, READSHAW, BOYLE, CAUSER, P. COSTA, COX, CUTLER, DALEY, DeLUCA, DePASQUALE, ELLIS, J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, FARRY, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GRUCELA, HARKINS, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, KAUFFMAN, KOTIK, MANDERINO, MARSICO, MELIO, MENSCH, D. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, OLIVER, PYLE, REED, REESE, ROCK, ROHRER, SABATINA, SANTONI, K. SMITH, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TRUE, WANSACZ, WATERS, JOHNSON, STEVENSON, BROWN, JOSEPHS, KULA, WHITE AND SANTARSIERO, OCTOBER 6, 2009
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 4, 2010
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 26, 1931 (P.L.1379, No.348), entitled,
as amended, "An act creating in counties of the second A and
third class a board for the assessment and revision of taxes;
providing for the appointment of the members of such board by
the county commissioners; providing for their salaries,
payable by the county; abolishing existing boards; defining
the powers and duties of such board; regulating the
assessment of persons, property, and occupations for county,
borough, town, township, school, and poor purposes;
authorizing the appointment of subordinate assessors, a
solicitor, engineers, and clerks; providing for their
compensation, payable by such counties; abolishing the office
of ward, borough, and township assessors, so far as the
making of assessments and valuations for taxation is
concerned; and providing for the acceptance of this act by
cities," further providing for appeals by municipalities.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 18 of the act of June 26, 1931 (P.L.1379,
No.348), referred to as the Third Class County Assessment Board
Law, amended June 25, 1968 (P.L.258, No.122) and repealed in
part June 3, 1971 (P.L.118, No.6), is amended to read:
Section 18. (a) The corporate authorities of any borough,
town, township, school, institution and poor district, and
county, who may feel aggrieved by any assessment of property or
subjects of taxation for its corporate purposes, shall have the
right to appeal therefrom in entirety or by individual
assessments in the same manner, subject to the same procedure,
and with like effect as if such appeal were taken by a taxable
with respect to his assessment, and in addition may take an
appeal from any decision of the board or court of common pleas
as though it had been a party to the proceedings before such
board or court even though it was not such a party in fact. Such
authorities may intervene in any appeal by a taxable under
section 9 of this act as a matter of right.
(b) If the corporate authority of a school district seeks an <--
appeal pursuant to subsection (a), a separate vote must be taken
for each property that the board of school directors or school
district seeks to appeal. Prior to such vote, a public meeting,
attended by at least a majority of the elected school directors,
shall be held where the owner of the affected property shall be
given the opportunity to address the board of school directors
regarding the proposed appeal. The owner, address and tax parcel
number of the property as well as the appraisal method used by
the school district to determine the value of the property shall
be clearly identified and made public thirty days prior to the
public meeting. The owner of the affected property shall be
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notified thirty days prior to the public meeting by United
States certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid. With such notice the owner of the
affected property shall also be given the name and telephone
number of a contact person working for the school district
seeking the appeal who will be available to discuss the
assessment and the assessment appeal during normal business
hours prior to the public meeting.
(b) (c) If the corporate authority of a school district <--
seeks an appeal pursuant to subsection (a), a quorum the <--
superintendent, assistant superintendent, business manager or
one of the members elected to the board of directors of that
school district must attend all proceedings regarding each
appeal and be seated with their the chosen representative of the <--
corporate authority at any appeal proceeding.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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