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1 Meeting Date: December 11, 2017 Agenda Item No: Kitsap County Board of Commissioners Office/Department: Board of County Commissioners Staff Contact & Phone Number: Karen Goon, Ext 7080 Agenda Item Title: Resolution Authorizing Refund of Property Taxes Paid as a Result of Manifest Errors in Description of Real Property Account Number Recommended Action: Adopt resolution authorizing partial refund of property taxes paid. Summary: State law permits a taxpayer to seek a refund of property taxes paid as a result of a manifest error in a description of real property that was taxes if the claims for refund are filed with the County Treasurer within three years after the due date of the payment sought to be refunded. The Board adopted Resolution No which established a policy authorizing property tax refund of up to maximum of 6 years if taxes were paid as a result of a manifest error. The owner of Account Number petitioned the Assessor for a review of taxes paid for years 2012 to Upon review the Assessor refund a portion taxes paid in years 2015, 2016 and 2017 and supports the Board s approval of a refund for a portion of taxes paid in 2012, 2013 and Attachments: 1. Resolution Petition of Property Owner Jennings 3. Memo from KC Assessor Appraiser Fiscal Impact for this Specific Action Expenditure required for this specific action: $ subject to rounding Related Revenue for this specific action: Cost Savings for this specific action: Net Fiscal Impact: Source of Funds: Project Costs: Project Costs Savings: $ Project Related Revenue: $ Project Net Total: $ General Fund; property tax revenue Fiscal Impact for Total Project $ subject to rounding Fiscal Impact (DAS) Review Department/Office Commissioners Office Departmental/Office Review & Coordination Elected Official/Department Director Karen Goon Contract Number N/A Date Original Contract or Amendment Approved Contract Information Amount of Original Contract Amendment Total Amount of Amended Contract C:\Users\gdunmire\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\E05QQC92\Jennings Refund Agenda Summary Form dochttp://kcweb2/bocc/Agenda Submittal Information/Agenda Summary Form.doc

2 RESOLUTION NO A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFUND OF PROPERTY TAXES PAID AS A RESULT OF MANIFEST ERRORS IN DESCRIPTION OF REAL PROPERTY ACCOUNT NUMBER WHEREAS, state law permits a taxpayer to seek a refund of property taxes paid as a result of a manifest error in a description of real property that was taxes if the claims for refund are filed with the County Treasurer within three years after the due date of the payment sought to be refunded; and WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW (3), the Kitsap County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution No which established a policy to permit issuance of a property tax refund on a claim filed up to a maximum of six years after the tax due date for taxes paid as a result of a manifest error upon approval of the Board; and WHEREAS, Mr. Stephen Jennings has submitted a request for refund of property taxes paid for Real Property Account Number citing manifest errors in the description of their property; and WHEREAS, the Kitsap County Assessor has already authorized the refund of a portion of property taxes paid for the tax years 2015, 2016 and 2017 and the Kitsap County Assessor and the Kitsap County Treasurer supports the Board approving a refund of a portion of property taxes paid on Real Property Account Number for tax years 2012, 2013 and 2014; NOW, THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, upon the request of the property owner and with the support of the County Assessor and County Treasurer, the Board approvesing a refund of a portion of property taxes paid on Real Property Account Number for tax years 2012, 2013 and 2014 for the amount determined by the County Assessor and County Treasurer. \\ \\ \\

3 Dated this day of NovemberDecember, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KITSAP COUNTY, WASHINGTON CHARLOTTE GARRIDO, Chair ROBERT GELDER, Commissioner ATTEST: EDWARD E. WOLFE, Commissioner Dana Daniels, Clerk of the Board

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14 11/6/2017 Parcel Number Owner: Stephen Jennings P.O. Box Bainbridge Island, WA On 9/29/17 a recheck was done on the above parcel and a manifest error was discovered because the square footage of the home was overstated by 170 square feet and a 221 square foot area of the basement was valued a finished when it is unfinished. The below chart shows the effect on the assessed value for because of the manifest error. Previous Tax Year Land A/V Bldg A/V Total , ,220 1,006, , ,220 1,006, , ,260 1,042,450 New Tax Year Land A/V Bldg A/V Total Difference , , ,380-23, , , ,380-23, , ,560 1,017,750-24,700 Dan Lieseke Appraiser III Kitsap County Assessor s Office.

15 KITSAP COUNTY AUDITOR KitsapCountyResolutions 04/13/201609:16AM Page:1 of 1 DoloresGilmore,KitsapCo Auditor RESOLUTION NO Refunds of PropertyTaxes Paid as a Resultof Manifest Errorsin Descriptionsof Real Property WHEREAS, statelaw permitsa taxpayer to seek a refundof property taxes paidas a resultof a manifesterrorina descriptionof realproperty thatwas taxed; and WHEREAS, claimsforrefundsbased on manifesterrormust be filedwith County Treasurerwithinthreeyearsafterthe due date of the payment sought to be refunded;and WHEREAS, pursuantto RCW (3),a county legislative authoritymay authorizea refund on a claimfiledmore than threeyearsafterthe due date ofthe payment sought to be refunded ifthe claimarisesfrom taxespaid as a resultof a manifesterrorinthe description of property; and WHEREAS, the KitsapCounty Board of Commissioners (the"board")findsthat authorizingrefundsup to a maximum of six yearsisappropriate because thatmaximum period corresponds to the Assessor'ssix-yearphysicalinspectioncycleand with the generalrecord retentionrequirementsapplicableto the Assessor'sand Treasurer'soffices; NOW, THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED by the Board thatitshallbe County policyto permit issuanceof a propertytax refund on a claimfiledup to a maximum of sixyearsafterthe tax due date fortaxespaid as a resultof a manifesterror,upon approvalof the Board; and RESOLVED FURTHER, thatthisresolutionshallnot be construed as inany way constrainingor restricting the discretiongranted to the Board under RCW (3), includinginwhether or not to grantany such refund at all,and, ifso,forwhat number of years, except thatinno event shall any such refund extend beyond the six-yearperiod. ADOPTED this day of C,2016. ' COM BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KITSAP COU TY, WASHINGTON!Co EDWAR.WOLFE, air ATTEST: CHARLO GARRIDO, Commissioner Dana Daniels,Clerkof the Board ROBERT G LDER, mmissioner d