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TAX BOARD ORF REVIEW <br />Organizational Meeting <br />Monday, August 21, 2023 <br />Aupuni Center Conference Room <br />101 Pauahi St. Hilo, Hawaii <br />MEETING MINUTES <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Deputy Corporation Counsel, Sylvia Wan, called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m. <br />ROLL CALL <br />Present were: <br />Board Members, Michael Okumoto, Dale Tokuuke, Kurt Sullivan, Jason Eisert & Diane Blancett-Maddock (partial meeting) <br />Deputy Corporation Counsel, Sylvia Wan. <br />Real Property Tax Administrator, Lisa Miura; Real Property Tax Asst. Administrator, Keita Jo; RPT Appeals Board Clerk, <br />Tyoany Tavares. <br />NEW BUSINESS <br />Due to there being no elected Chair or Vice Chairperson present at the start of the meeting, Deputy Corporation <br />Counsel, Sylvia Wan, called out of order to Agenda item IV, section b, Election of officers. <br />1. Election of Offices <br />Motion: Mr. Tokuuke moved to elect Michael Okumoto as Chairperson. Seconded by Mr. Eisert. A call for <br />discussion was made. Mr. Okumoto accepted the nomination. Motion passed by a vote of 4:0. Board <br />member Ms. Blancett-Maddock, absent at this time. <br />Motion: Mr. Okumoto moved to elect Dale Tokuuke as Vice -Chairperson. Seconded by Mr. Sullivan. A call <br />for discussion was made. Mr. Eisert questioned the term of the previous Vice -Chairperson, Ms. Blancett- <br />Maddock. Ms. Wan clarified the term of the Chair/Vice-Chair conclude at the end of each year. Mr. <br />Tokuuke accepted the nomination. Motion passed by a vote of 4:0. Board member Ms. Blancett-Maddock, <br />absent at this time. <br />At this time, Ms. Wan turned the meeting over to Chairperson, Mr. Okumoto. <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC <br />There were no statements from the public. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />The complaint Hearing minutes of October 11, 2022, were distributed to the Board Members prior to the meeting for <br />their review. There were no corrections noted. <br />Motion: Mr. Eisert moved to accept the minutes of October 11, 2022, as presented. Seconded by Mr. Tokuuke. A call <br />for discussion was made. Motion passed by a vote of 4:0. Board member Ms. Blancett-Maddock, absent at this time. <br />NEW BUSINESS <br />1. Welcome New Board Members <br />Mr. Okumoto welcomed new board members, Kurt "Sulli" Sullivan and Jason Eisert. Mr. Okumoto thanked <br />Mr. Sullivan & Mr. Eisert for volunteering their time to the Tax Board of Review & discussed that it is an <br />interesting Board to be a part of. <br />2. Establishing Dates for the 2023 Tax Appeal Case Hearings <br />