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AGENDA REQUEST & STAFF REPORT
For Board Business Meeting of September 24, 2014
Please see directions for completing this document on the next page.
DATE: August 27,2014
FROM: Nancy Blankenship Department Clerk Phone # ext 6544
TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM:
Consideration of Board Signature of Order 2014-020 Appointing County Residents to Two Pools from
which the County Clerk Will Select Members of the Board of Property Tax Appeals.
PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS DATE? No.
BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS:
Prior to October 15th of every year, the Board of County Commissioners is to appoint members to the
Board of Property Tax Appeals pools for the upcoming session. Below is an outline of the process:
• The Board of County Commissioners must appoint two pools of county residents from which the
county clerk will select the members of the board of property tax appeals.
• The pools from which the members are selected must be appointed on or before October 15 of each
year. The appointee terms end the following June 30th.
• The pools shall consist of the following persons who are eligible to serve on the boards.
1. A pool of members of the county governing body or nonoffice-holding county residents to serve
in their place. This pool may be referred to as the "Chairperson's Pool."
2. A "Nonoffice Holding Pool" consisting of residents of the county who are not employees of the
county or of any taxing district within the county.
The order of the Board of County Commissioners which appoints the pools must be in writing and
contain the following information (order attached for the Board's consideration):
1. The names, addresses, and phone numbers of the persons appointed to the pools.
2. A brief description of training either already taken or that will be completed before any term as a
board member begins.
3. The pool or pools to which the person is appointed.
4. The date when the order becomes effective.
An appointee may be appointed to both the "Chairperson's Pool" and the "Nonoffice-Holding Pool" if
they qualify.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Revenues and expenditures have been budgeted and approved for Board of Property Tax Appeals for
Fiscal Year 2014-2015 in General Fund account 001-0600.
RECOMMENDATION & ACTION REQUESTED:
Motion 1: Recommend approval and signature of Order 2014-020 and approve signature of the letters
to each of the Board of Property Tax Appeals members appointed in Order 2014-020 notifying each
member of his or her appointment.
ATTENDANCE: Nancy Blankenship, Deschutes County Clerk.
DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS:
Original letter of appointment to the Board of Property Tax Appeals appointees (addresses included on
order).
Copy of order and appointing letters to Nancy Blankenship, Deschutes County Clerk.
REVIEWED
LEGAL COUNSEL
For Recording Stamp Only
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
An Order Appointing County Residents to Two *
Pools from which the County Clerk Will Select ORDER NO. 2014-020*
Members of the Board of Property Tax Appeals. *
WHEREAS, ORS 309.067(1 )(a) requires the county governing body to appoint to the County Board of
Property Tax Appeals ("BOPTA") "A pool of members of the county governing body or the governing body's
designees who are eligible and willing to serve as members of the county board of property tax appeals"; and
WHEREAS, ORS 309.067(1 )(b) requires the county governing body to appoint to BOPTA "A pool of
nonoffice-holding residents of the county who are not employees of the county or of any taxing district within
the county and who are eligible and willing to serve as members of the county board of property tax appeals";
and
WHEREAS, ORS 309.067(3) requires that each appointed member to the pool receive training prior to
that member's term as a BOPT A member; and
WHEREAS, ORS 309.067(5) requires the county governing body to appoint members to the BOPT A
pools by October 15 of each year or at any time upon the request of the county clerk; now therefore,
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, HEREBY
ORDERS as follows:
Section I. ORS 309.067(l)(a) Pool.
The following persons are appointed to the County Governing Body's Pool of persons eligible and
willing to serve as a member of the Board of Property Tax Appeals for Deschutes County:
1. Vicki J. Schuetze-Compton, 1199 SW Canyon Dr., Redmond, OR 97756
Training: Prior experience. Telephone Number 541-923-7701
2. Susan G. Helfer, 20015 Beaver Ln, Bend, OR 97701
Training: Prior experience. Telephone Number 541-410-3114
3. Thomas C. Bourdage, PO Box 296, Bend, OR 97709
Training: Prior experience. Telephone Number 541-815-6634
4. B. Chase Osborne, 19584 Blue Lake Loop, Bend, OR 97702
Training: Prior experience. Telephone Number 541-963-4797
5. Mara V. Stein, 65765 Hwy 20, Bend, OR 97701
Training: Prior experience. Telephone Number 541-617-6195
6. Dennis R. Luke, PO Box 9069, Bend, OR 97708
Training: Prior experience. Telephone Number 541-389-5877
7. Jo Ellen Zucker, 66900 Sagebrush Lane, Bend, OR 97701
Training: Prior experience. Telephone Number 541-788-8484
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Section 2. ORS 309.067(1)(b) Pool.
The following non-office holding residents of Deschutes County who are not employees of the County
or of any taxing district within the County are appointed to an additional pool of persons eligible and willing to
serve as members of the Board of Property Tax Appeals for Deschutes County:
1. Vicki J. Schuetze-Compton, 1199 SW Canyon Dr., Redmond, OR 97756
Training: Prior experience. Telephone Number 541-923-7701
2. Susan G. Helfer, 20015 Beaver Ln, Bend, OR 97701
Training: Prior experience. Telephone Number 541-410-3114
3. Thomas C. Bourdage, PO Box 296, Bend, OR 97709
Training: Prior experience. Telephone Number 541-815-6634
4. B. Chase Osborne, 19584 Blue Lake Loop, Bend, OR 97702
Training: Prior experience. Telephone Number 541-963-4797
5. Mara V. Stein, 65765 Hwy 20, Bend, OR 97701
Training: Prior experience. Telephone Number 541-617-6195
6. Dennis R. Luke, PO Box 9069, Bend, OR 97708
Training: Prior experience. Telephone Number 541-389-5877
7. Jo Ellen Zucker, 66900 Sagebrush Lane, Bend, OR 97701
Training: Prior experience. Telephone Number 541-788-8484
Section 3. Effective Date. The appointments are effective October 15, 2014, and expire on June
30,2015.
Dated this 24th of September, 2014 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
TAMMY BANEY, CHAIR
ANTHONY DEBONE, VICE CHAIR
ATTEST:
Recording Secretary ALAN UNGER, COMMISSIONER
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