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<br /> <br /> I <br /> 2009 Tax Board of Review Annual Report 5 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> O 7. County should also be practicing for their presentations. uAppraisers should be <br /> Psponsihie for answering all gueC i as fharn leinnn niinrnl instances vvi ~i c where +he <br /> u iy were not <br /> able to respond. <br /> 8. While most of the County's presentations were well prepared, there were still more than <br /> a handful of cases that the County was not prepared for and failed to provide the necessary <br /> documents/data for the Board to review. These resulted in delays in scheduled cases and <br /> inconveniencing those involved. <br /> 9. Prior to the start of the tax appeal season, the Board would like to receive more training <br /> in procedures and basic valuation analysis. Training sessions should run over a period of <br /> several half-days. Corporation Counsel should be conducting and/or included in these <br /> training sessions. <br /> <br /> 10. The Board appreciates the budget that was approved for their operating expenses and <br /> considers it adequate for its purposes. <br /> <br /> Board's Recommendations <br /> <br /> 1. The practice of actively seeking and training new Board members is encouraged. <br /> <br /> 2. The vacancies to be left by Ernest Matsumura and Wally Engstrom at the end of this <br /> <br /> O year, should be filled prior to the organizational meeting to be scheduled in March 2010. <br /> Training sessions should occur shortly thereafter. . <br /> 3. The Board continues to recommend that the feasibility of a more aggressive outreach <br /> program to inform and educate citizens of this County on real property issues be <br /> considered. The Board has heard many cases where a better informed and educated <br /> citizenry could have prevented the filing of appeals. The number of appeals filed this year <br /> was in part due to the large increase in building values of properties not eligible to be in the <br /> homeowner's 3% growth cap. <br /> 4. The Council might want to be proactive to enhance the viability of small businesses by <br /> considering discounts and/or exemptions. Value added local agricultural commodity <br /> processing plants (i.e. dairy products, meat processing, macadamia nut processing, coffee <br /> processing) should be given a discount on the commercial property values to preserve and <br /> encourage local food production. Education should be given to assist small businesses (ie <br /> enterprise zones and urban revitalization not dependent on zone). <br /> <br /> 5. The Board recommends that the County review the costs associated with the filing and <br /> processing of appeals and consider increasing the amount of the filing fee to $50.00 with <br /> refund options. <br /> <br /> 6. The Board continues to recommend that the Real Property Tax Division update their <br /> <br /> O website to be educational and informative to the taxpayers. <br />