Connecticut General Statutes 12-19b – Valuation of land and buildings for grants under section 12-18b or 12-19a. Revaluation. Appeals. State-owned forest in Voluntown
Not later than April first in any assessment year, any town, borough or fire district to which a grant is payable under the provisions of section 12-18b or 12-19a shall provide the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management with the assessed valuation of the real property eligible therefor as of the first day of October immediately preceding, adjusted in accordance with any gradual increase in or deferment of assessed values of real property implemented in accordance with section 12-62c, which is required for computation of such grant. Any town, borough or fire district that neglects to transmit to the secretary the assessed valuation as required by this section shall forfeit two hundred fifty dollars to the state, provided the secretary may waive such forfeiture in accordance with procedures and standards adopted by regulation in accordance with chapter 54. Said secretary may, on or before the first day of August of the state fiscal year in which such grant is payable, reevaluate any such property when, in the secretary’s judgment, the valuation is inaccurate and shall notify such town, borough or fire district of such reevaluation by certified or registered mail. Any town, borough or fire district aggrieved by the action of the secretary under the provisions of this section may, not later than ten business days following receipt of such notice, appeal to the secretary for a hearing concerning such reevaluation. Such appeal shall be in writing and shall include a statement as to the reasons for such appeal. The secretary shall, not later than ten business days following receipt of such appeal, grant or deny such hearing by notification in writing, including in the event of a denial, a statement as to the reasons for such denial. Such notification shall be sent by certified or registered mail. If any town, borough or fire district is aggrieved by the action of the secretary following such hearing or in denying any such hearing, the town, borough or fire district may not later than ten business days after receiving such notice, appeal to the superior court for the judicial district wherein such town, borough or fire district is located. Any such appeal shall be privileged.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 12-19b
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.