Review the boards and committees set up to aid the city with tax and finance business.
- Assessment Equalization Board
- Capital Cost Surcharge Hardship Committee
- Local Board of Tax Review
- Sanitary Hardship Committee
- Tax Incentive Review Council
Assessment Equalization Board
The board shall hear objections to the amount or apportionment of estimated assessments by the city to the owner of any lot or parcel of land where the city deemed improvements were necessary.
Capital Cost Surcharge Hardship Committee
The Capital Cost Surcharge Hardship Committee shall hear requests for hardship deferment from the payment of lump sum capital cost surcharges as established by any provision of these codified ordinances. If the Hardship Committee finds that timely payment of a lump sum capital cost surcharge will cause a hardship upon the person responsible for payment, it may by majority vote provide for deferred payment of all or part of the amount of the capital cost surcharge upon pre-determined terms.
Local Board of Tax Review
The legislative authority of the City maintains this board to hear income tax appeals as provided in Chapter 718 of the Ohio Revised Code. Whenever the Tax Administrator issues an assessment to a taxpayer, the taxpayer may appeal it to the board. The board then schedules a hearing and may affirm, reverse, or modify the Tax Administrator's assessment.
Sanitary Hardship Committee
The Sanitary Hardship Committee shall hear requests for hardship deferments from the payment or partial payment of lump sum sanitary surcharges.
Tax Incentive Review Council
Certain areas of Summit County are designated Enterprise Zones, as allowed by state law and consented to by local communities. This allows incentive agreements to be negotiated between the county, local communities and businesses seeking to expand or relocate within the zone areas. The Summit County Department of Development administers this state program, acts as the central point of contact and assists businesses with expansion, relocation or start-up questions on how best to maximize their business investment.