2018-88-Minutes for Meeting March 08,2018 Recorded 3/12/2018Recorded in Deschutes County CJ2018-88
Nancy Blankenship, County Clerk
Commissioners' Journal 03/12/2018 10:56:29 AM
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Board of Property Tax Appeals
Exit Meeting for 2017-2018 Session
March 8, 2018 at 9:00 am
Clerk's Office Vote By Mail Room, Deschutes County Service Building
Present at meeting:
Vicki Schuetze - Board Member
Chase Osborne - Board Member
Michael C. Simpson— Board Member
Mara Stein — Board Member
Dennis Luke — Board Member
Jo Zucker — Board Member
Todd Straughan — Deschutes County Senior Appraiser
Nancy Blankenship — Deschutes County Clerk
Beckey Nelson - Deschutes County Bopta Clerk
1. Chase asked Todd if there are any decisions of the board that the
assessor's office will appeal to magistrate. The answer was "No". There
are also very few that the assessor's office is expecting the appellants to
appeal forward.
2. There was discussion about the number of new appraisers in the
assessor's office. Todd is working with them on their presentations to the
Board. At the convening meeting next year we may have a few mock
hearings to give them additional experience.
3. Todd pointed out that the assessor representatives coming before the
board are also licensed appraisers.
4. Mike brought up his concern for the appellants and the need to make sure
they feel heard. The board feels it is also their duty to educate the
appellant as well as a duty of assessor staff.
5. The assessor's office generally contacts appellants no matter the type of
evidence presented or the reason for appealing during their review of the
petition and evidence submitted. This time is also considered an
educational part of the process.
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6. There were a few petitions where the petitioner didn't care for the
classification the assessor's office had assigned to a certain structure or
the way the percentage of completion was figured over two years. Again,
it was determined that the educational element is very important.
7. Everyone felt this session went very smoothly even though the appeals
coming before the board were those the assessor's office was not able to
come to an agreement on due to the difficulty of the property or lack of
information provided.
Prepared by Beckey Nelson
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