To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Ronald A. Carl, County Attorney, County Attorney’s Office
Prepared By:
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Karen Thompsen, Paralegal, County Attorney’s Office
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Subject:
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Approval of Referee Abatement Recommendations
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
The purpose of this request is for the adoption of a resolution approving the recommendations of the Board’s appointed abatement referee after a recent hearing and entering the recommendations as a final decision of the Board.end
Background and Discussion: Pursuant to C.R.S. § 39-1-113(1), the Board may enter decisions on abatement petitions after a hearing is had thereon. The Board has appointed an independent referee who recently conducted hearings on the Board’s behalf, made certain findings, and issued recommendations on the abatement petitions summarized on the following page for entry of the Board’s final decision. These abatement recommendations were issued by the Board’s referee after considering the evidence and information presented at the hearings by or on behalf of the petitioner and the County Assessor
Alternatives: The Board may either accept or reject the referee’s recommendations in issuing its final decision.
Fiscal Impact: If any abatement is approved, a portion of the taxes collected on the property for which an abatement has been approved will need to be reduced and/or refunded if already paid, along with the payment of statutory interest on the refunded amount as specified in C.R.S. § 39-10-114.
Alignment with Strategic Plan:
☒Be fiscally sustainable
☒Provide essential and mandated service
☒Be community focused
Concurrence: In this section state whether there are others in addition to the requestor who concur with the request.
Resolution: Attach a copy of the draft resolution.