Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 26-385, convening Board of Equalization
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DEPARTMENT: Office of Hearings Administration
ORIGINATOR: Sarah Smith, Clerk of the Board
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved by Thomas Teigen 9/15/26
PURPOSE: Will convene the Board of Equalization to permit the Board to hear 2026 assessment year petitions.
BACKGROUND: RCW 84.48.010(4) provides that, with the approval of the county legislative authority, the Board of Equalization (BOE) may convene at any time when petitions filed exceed twenty-five or ten percent of the number of appeals filed in the preceding year, whichever is greater. The Snohomish County BOE received 1398 petitions for the 2025 assessment year. The Board has so far received more than 139 petitions for the current 2026 assessment year and has requested that the County Council convene the Board for the purpose of hearing these appeals.
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OTHER DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW/COMMENTS: Reviewed/approved by Finance (Nathan Kennedy 9/15/26)