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• Election of Officers. Mr. Dinges nominated Mrs. Ford as Chairman and Mr. David as Vice - Chairman. No other nominations were received. Mr. Dinges moved to elect Mrs. Ford as Chairman and Mr. David as Vice -Chairman. Seconded by Mr. David. A call for discussion was made. Motion passed by a vote of 3:0. • Establishing Dates for 2015 Tax Appeal Case Hearings. A list of the tentative appeal hearing dates was distributed to the Members. The dates are as follows: Hilo: August 18, 19; September 22, 23; October 6, 7; December 15, 16 Kona: August 11, 12; August 25, 26; September 15, 16; September 29, 30 October 13, 14; October 27, 28; November 17, 18; December 8, 9 Hilo hearings will be held at the Aupuni Center Conference Room in the Aupuni Center. Kona hearings will be held at the Department of Liquor Control Conference Room in the West Hawaii Civic Center. • Establishing Workshop Date, Place and Agenda. A discussion was held amongst the Members as to the date and place of the Annual Board of Review Workshop. The Members were informed that this year's workshop will cover more material and training by the Real Property Tax Administration and Staff and will again be held over a two- day period. After discussion, the Members selected July 28 and 29, 2015 for the workshop. The workshop will be held in Hilo at the Aupuni Center Conference Room. A discussion was also held as to the State Board of Review Conference which will be held on Friday, May 29th, at Nico's Pier 38 on Oahu. More information will be forthcoming. Mr. David stated that he will not be able to the conference due to other obligations. • Discussion of Bills Relating to Assessments. Mr. Sitko stated that there are two bills pending legislation. One of the bills has the State wanting to regulate how the Counties assess certain classes of property. The State gave up that right to the Counties back in 1978 and had assessments fall under the jurisdiction of the Counties. 2