Assessment Appeals
The Clerk of the Board Office provides functional
support for the County Assessment Appeals Process. This process is initiated
when a citizen files a "Property Tax Assessment Appeal" and
involves the Taxpayer, The County Assessor and the County Assessment Appeals
Board. Members of the Assessment Appeals Board are appointed by the Board
of Supervisors. An "Assessment Appeal" is a challenge by a taxpayer
of the value assigned to a property by the County Assessor.
It is the Constitutional duty of the County Assessor to assess the value
of all properties in Santa Barbara County. As of March 1, 2000, the total
assessed value translates into approximately 30 million in property tax
to the County annually. In cases where a taxpayer objects to the assessed
value of their property, they have the right to seek a review of that
value. The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has delegated the
authority to review assessed values to an appointed 5 member "Assessment
Appeals Board" by Ordinance in 1973 (S.B. Co. Ordinance no. 2482).
The Clerks role in Managing the Assessment Appeal process
consists of the following function:
- Management of
Assessment Appeal Process
- Providing Assistance
to Taxpayers Regarding Assessment Appeal Process
- Acceptance of Assessment
Appeal Application
- Review of Applications
for Completeness
- Prepare and Complete
Notice for Assessment Appeal Hearings
- Preparing the Assessment
Appeal Hearing Calendar and Agenda
- Clerking and Taking
Minutes of Assessment Appeal Hearings
- Preparing Minutes
Orders and Notifying the Parties of Appeal Board Actions
For information regarding the Assessment Appeal Process,
Hearing Schedules and Assessment Appeal Agendas or an Assessment Appeal
Form, please contact Robert Cohen, Clerk of the Assessment Appeals Board
at (805) 568-2248.
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Forms and Publications:
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Assessment Appeal Form (.pdf form updated 6/06)
Assessment Appeal Form (MS Word .doc form updated 6/06)
How to File an Assessment Appeal
How to Prepare for an Assessment Appeal Hearing
Assessment Appeals Links:
CA State Board of Equalization:
www.boe.ca.gov
Santa Barbara County Assessors Office Web Page:
http://sbcvote.com/assessor.aspx
