Town of Reedsburg

BOARD OF REVIEW

Monday, July 23, 2020

  6:00 pm TO 8:00 pm

Town of Reedsburg Town Hall 600 West Main St., Reedsburg, WI  53959

Agenda:

1. Call Board of Review (BOR) to order with Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Roll Call.
3. Confirmation of appropriate BOR Open Meetings notices.
4. Select a Chairperson for BOR.
5. Select a BOR Vice-Chairperson.
6. Verify that a member has met the mandatory training requirements.
7. Review of new laws.
   1. The Board of Review is a Quasi-judicial Body.
   2. Members sit as judges to hear evidence
      1. Board Members may not have any ex-parte contacts
         “Ex parte contacts” are contacts with persons about their appeals outside of the hearing or meeting. (pg. 11 of “2020 Board of Review Training”)
8. Adoption of policy regarding the procedure for waiver of Board of Review hearing requests. (pg. 62 of “2020 Board of Review Training”)
9. Filing and summary of Annual Assessment Report by Assessor’s office.
10. Receipt of the Assessment Roll by Clerk from the Assessor.
11. Receive the Assessment roll and sworn statements from the clerk.
12. Review the Assessment Roll and Perform Statutory Duties:
    1. Examine the roll,
    2. Correct description of calculation errors,
    3. Add omitted property, and
    4. Eliminate double assessed property.
13. Discussion/Action-Certify all corrections of error under state law (Wis. Stats. 70.43).
14. Discussion/Action-Verify with the assessor that open book changes are included in the assessment roll.
15. Allow taxpayers to examine assessment data.
16. During the first two hours, consideration of:
    1. Waivers of the required 48-hour notice of intent to file an objection where there is good cause,
    2. Requests for BOR hearing waiver to allow the property owner an appeal directly to circuit court,
    3. Requests to testify by telephone or submit sworn written statement,
    4. Subpoena requests, and
    5. Act on any other legally allowed/required Board of Review matters.
17. Review Notices of Intent to File Objection.
18. Proceed to hear objections, if any and if proper notice/waivers given unless scheduled for another date.
19. Consider/act on scheduling additional BOR Date(s).
20. Adjourn (to future date if necessary).

Rebecca Meyer, Town of Reedsburg Clerk    

524-3999

 TownofReedsburgClerk@gmail.com

www.tn.reedsburg.wi.gov

Posted on July 23, 2020

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