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2021 Correct Assessment Determination
Mission Statement It is the mission of the Property Tax Appeal Board to adjudicate real property assessment disputes between real property taxpayers, county boards of review, and local taxing districts in a timely, professional, and impartial manner.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Provide an informal forum, open to the public, for the speedy hearing of appeals.
    1. Resolve appeals in a timely fashion by issuing impartial decisions based on equity and the weight of the evidence.
      1. Establish clear, concise, accurate, and timely communications with the public.
        1. Maintain a workforce that demonstrates the highest standards of integrity, efficiency, and performance.
          Source of Funds Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund Statutory Authority 35 ILCS 200/Art. 7
          Fiscal Year 2022 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2021 Actual Fiscal Year 2021 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2020 Actual Fiscal Year 2019 Actual
          Input Indicators
          Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 6,745.0 $ 6,016.6 $ 5,700.0 $ 5,440.1 $ 5,390.3
          Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 6,745.0 $ 6,016.6 $ 5,700.0 $ 5,440.1 $ 5,390.3
          Average monthly full-time equivalents 40.0 35.0 42.0 39.0 35.0
          Output Indicators
          Number of open appeals at the beginning of the year 104,349 76,537 76,534 63,053 62,073
          Number of new appeals added 57,000 57,997 40,000 42,044 30,488
          Number of appeals closed 32,000 30,185 29,000 28,569 29,509
          Outcome Indicators
          Percentage of closed appeals vs. new appeals 56% 52% 71% 68% 110%
          Percentage of closed appeals vs. all appeals 25% 29% 24% 27% 33%

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