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2009 Tax Board of Review Annual Report 4 O Administrator, Appraisal Supervisor, Clerical Supervisor, Board Secretary and Corporation Counsel. u,~ di-se n ions nr d at the k Information d a un „d suggestions pesenLeu Ql aIc vvorRShop s~N could be provided to the appraisers at a separate meeting or workshop. A few of the suggestions that were made at the 2009 workshop by the Board Members were not acted upon. 3. The presence of Corporation Counsel at each meeting/hearing is very helpful and is encouraged to continue. 4. The Board of Review Statewide Conference with participants from other Counties provided Board Members with the opportunity to review issues and laws from each County that affects Real Property Tax Board of Review policies and functions. Providing the Members with a chance to gain more knowledge in different issues as well as being able to interact with other Members from the various Boards, Real Property Tax staff, and Corporation Counsel benefits all those involved. Board Members would like to recommend to the organizers for the 2010 conference to continue having the interactive sessions between Attorneys, Board Members and staff and to look into possibly having break-out sessions for all Board Members, Attorneys, Board Secretaries as well as clerical support personnel, and appraisal staff to allow attendees to discuss issues and as well as be provided with the opportunity to exchange information and ideas. Attendance at this conference is encouraged to continue. 5. The preparation of the Appeal Data Worksheet by the County for each presentation was O very helpful as it provided the issue clearly along with the sales data and other pertinent information. The condensing of the data into the spreadsheet/worksheet format helps greatly in clarifying information and saves a lot of time in hearing all cases. `7n general, the County appraisal presentations were helpful to my deliberation process. The ones that helped me the most were the succinctly stated information on the Appeal Data Worksheet. The issues were clear; sales data, other pertinent information, and the recommendations were concise. The use of Google type topographical maps with pertinent labeling, such as names of roads, and annotations of the subject and comparable properties are very helpful to me. The use of the County's parcel maps have the needed information plus more which may be useful to the technocrat who does detailed analysis. The condensing of sales data information into spreadsheet format with appropriate boldface characters helps me in clarifying value issues. Perusal of detailed record form does not necessarily help mein a timely accurate deliberation." ....Harold Murata, Board Member 6. Although the County prepares the Appeal Data Worksheets for the Board's use in their presentations, County should be working towards standardizing their forms so all appraisers follow the same forms and its instructions.