Board Publications – Distribution

Section 1910 Section 1910.76  Board Publications – Distribution a) Each year the Property Tax Appeal Board shall publish a volume containing a synopsis of representative cases decided by the Board during that year. The publication shall be organized by or cross-referenced by the issue presented before the Board in each case contained in the publication . (Section 16-190(a) of the Code) Copies shall be made available to the public at no charge. b)         The Board shall provide annually, no later than February 1, to the Governor and the General Assembly a report that contains for each county the following: 1) the total number of cases for commercial and industrial property requesting a reduction in assessed value of $100,000 or more for each of the last 5 years; 2) the total number of cases for commercial and industrial property decided by the Board for each of the last 5 years; and 3) the total change in assessed value based on the Board decisions for commercial property and industrial property for each of the last 5 years. (Section 16-190 (b) of the Code) c) The Board shall annually distribute to each chief county assessment officer, free of charge, one copy of the volume published pursuant to Section 16-190(a) and one copy of any other publication produced by the Board, upon request .  (Section 16-191 of the Code) d) In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the Board shall electronically distribute every 30 days to the chief county assessment officer, free of charge, appeal information. (Section 16-191 of the Code)