Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas to share government transparency and social equity initiatives at real estate and tax conference in the Dominican Republic

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas to share government transparency and social equity initiatives at real estate and tax conference in the Dominican Republic

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas will discuss how
advancements in the Treasurer’s Office have increased
transparency and efficiency while promoting social equity
during a conference next week in the Dominican Republic.

The Inter-American Conference on Cadastre and Property
Registry will bring together experts in the public and private
sectors to discuss land registry systems and challenges
governments face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and
climate change.

#ConfCat21 will take place Nov. 2 - 4 in Santa Domingo. It is
organized by the Dominican Property Registry National
Administration, the National School of the Judiciary of the
Dominican Republic, the Organization of American States
and the World Bank.

Pappas’ presentation, “On the Frontier of the Property Tax
System,” details changes made in the past two decades in
her office that have improved efficiency, convenience and
transparency while reducing costs to taxpayers.

The advancements have enabled the office to undertake
studies on the property tax system and better assist property
owners. Since the start of Pappas’ Black and Latino Houses
Matter program in the early days of the pandemic, the
Treasurer’s Office has returned more than $120 million in
refunds to communities with majority Black and Latino
populations.

“I welcome the invitation to speak and look forwarding to
exchanging information about processes that benefit
property owners, in addition to discussing the critical issues
local governments face today,” Pappas said.

Pappas’ invitation is the most recent one extended by
officials in other countries who are interested in learning
about the progress made at the Cook County Treasurer’s
Office. Earlier this month, she addressed a global forum in
Seville, Spain, that was attended by officials from 19
countries.

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