<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Board of Commissioners of Cook County - Meeting of Finance Committee on 12/15/2020 at 2:30 PM</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=CalendarDetail&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=824182&amp;GUID=B9AA0AA6-6553-4825-A4A5-1E7B21D5545A</link><description /><generator>Legistar</generator><ttl>15</ttl><atom:link href="https://cook-county.legistar.com/Feed.ashx?GUID=B9AA0AA6-6553-4825-A4A5-1E7B21D5545A&amp;ID=824182&amp;M=CalendarDetail&amp;Title=Board+of+Commissioners+of+Cook+County+-+Meeting+of+Finance+Committee+on+12%2F15%2F2020+at+2%3A30+PM" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><item><title>20-5667</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=4699595&amp;GUID=E773BDAF-8E60-4EBB-927C-BD13EA9E3156</link><guid isPermaLink="false">E773BDAF-8E60-4EBB-927C-BD13EA9E3156-2023-01-30-17-36-05</guid><description>File #: 20-5667&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: &lt;br /&gt;Type: Resolution&lt;br /&gt;Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION

REQUESTING PRESENTATIONS FROM THE COOK COUNTY TREASURER AND COOK COUNTY ASSESSOR TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF INCREASED PROPERTY TAXES ON CONSTITUENTS  

WHEREAS, property taxation in Cook County is a complex system that involves numerous stakeholders and factors; and
 
WHEREAS, the Cook County Treasurer is tasked with overseeing the second-largest property tax collection and distribution system in the United States collecting approximately $15.6 billion each year in taxes and distributing the funds to over 2,000 local government agencies with tax collection jurisdiction; and
 
WHEREAS, the Cook County Assessor is tasked with establishing fair and accurate property assessments and conducts a reassessment of one-third of Cook County each year; and
 
WHEREAS, in October 2020 Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas released an analysis of real property taxation in Cook County spanning a twenty-year time period titled “The Pappas Study”; and
 
WHEREAS, the report findings include a substantial increase in property taxes of up to 87% in Suburban Cook County and 115&lt;br /&gt;Action: recommend for approval&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Resolution</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:36:05 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>