City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2001-1820

• File #: 2001-1820
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 5/22/2001
• In control: Committee on Finance & Budget
• Final action: 6/22/2001
• Enactment date: 6/12/2001
• Enactment #: 444
• Title: Resolution authorizing and requesting the City Solicitor to take appropriate legal action to compel Allegheny County to provide the City of Pittsburgh with information pertaining to errors and flaws with the Countywide revaluation and assurances that such problems will be promptly remedied.
• Sponsors: Gene Ricciardi
• Indexes: PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/22/2001	2	Mayor	Returned Unsigned
6/12/2001	1	City Council	AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE	Pass
6/12/2001	2	City Council	Passed Finally, As Amended	Pass
6/6/2001	1	Committee on Finance & Budget	Affirmatively Recommended	Pass
5/22/2001	1	City Council	Read and referred

Presenter
Presented by Ms. McDonald

Recommendation
In Committee on Finance & Budget, June 6, 2001

Affirmative Recommendation

AS AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE

Title
Resolution authorizing and requesting the City Solicitor to take appropriate legal action to compel Allegheny County to provide the City of Pittsburgh with information pertaining to errors and flaws with the Countywide revaluation and assurances that such problems will be promptly remedied.
Body
WHEREAS, pursuant to an order and under the supervision of the Court of Common Pleas, the County of Allegheny has completed a countywide revaluation of all real property located within Allegheny County which has been implemented for the tax year 2001;

WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh is an intervenor and therefore an active participant in the litigation which ultimately resulted in the Court order directing the revaluation;

WHEREAS, the Pennsylvania Constitution, statutes and applicable case law require that the revaluation conducted by Allegheny County result in assessments which are uniform and which accurately reflect the actual market value of all properties;

WHEREAS, it is essential to the operation of City government that assessments be fair and accurate so that the Mayor and City Council can properly and confidently fulfill their duties under the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter to develop and approve an annual budget and to determine tax policy;

WHEREAS, the challenge of establishing an appropriate tax policy and budget (including the need to estimate the rate of tax delinquency) depends on receipt of reliable information from the County;

WHEREAS, based upon the inordinate number of tax assessment appeals which have been filed by property owners for the tax year 2001, and Allegheny County's own admission to taxing jurisdictions that there are a substantial number of properties which have been underassessed, it appears that the revaluation conducted by the County has resulted in...