A Resolution of the Governing Board of Bolivar Borough, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, Authorizing , Empowering and Directing the Proper Officers of the Governing Board to Appoint Berkheimer as its Tax Hearing Officer under and Pursuant to the Local Taxpayers Bill of Rights for the Express Purpose of Adjudicating Appeals Thereunder,
Whereas, the Pennsylvania Local Tax Enabling Act (LTEA) authorizes certain political subdivisions, including Bolivar Borough, Westmoreland County, to levy, assess and collect certain local taxes on taxpayers, for general revenue producing measures, and
Whereas, Bolivar Borough, Westmoreland County, by Resolution and / or Ordinance, has levied, assessed and provided for the collection of the Local Services Tax, and
Whereas, the LTEA specifies that any such political subdivision may provide for the creation of such bureaus or the appointment and compensation of such officers, clerks, collectors, and other assistants and employees as may be deemed necessary for the assessment and collection of taxes imposed under the authority of that Act, and
Whereas, Bolivar Borough, Westmoreland County, has appointed Berkheimer to collect the aforementioned taxes levied by it, and
Whereas, Act 50 of the 1998 General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, enacted May 5, 1998, and effective, in part, January1, 1999, known as the "Local Taxpayers Bill of Rights", required political subdivisions levying, collecting, and assessing taxes of the nature and kind aforementioned to establish an administrative process to receive and make determinations on petitions from taxpayers relating to the assessment, determination or refund of such tax, including without limitation, the appointment of a Tax Hearing Officer by a political subdivision to hear and decide such an appeal, and
Whereas, under Section 8432 of such Act of 1998, a political subdivision shall adopt regulations governing practice and procedure under the Local Taxpayers Bill of Rights,
Therefore, be it Resolved, Bolivar Borough, Westmoreland County, hereby appoints Berkheimer as its Tax Hearing Officer, and further adopts and incorporates the Act 50 Regulations as promulgated by Berkheimer in their entirety.
Enacted into a Resolution this 1st day of December 2011
Clark Baird
President of Council
Attest:
Kelly Lupacchini
Secretary
Original on file in Vault