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TAX BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING MINUTES Appeal Hearings Tuesday, August 26, 2014 West Hawai'i Civic Center Department of Liquor Control Conference Room Kailua-Kona, Hawaii CALL TO ORDER Chairman Scott Church called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m. Present were: Board Members Scott Church, Reiko Ford and Richard Dinges; Deputy Corporation Counsel Craig Masuda; Real Property Tax Administrator Stanley Sitko, Real Property Tax Appraisal Supervisor Jon Pike and Real Property Appeals Board Clerk Elizabeth Nina Swain. /_1:�iv01.TiL01LVACai'i100aI0if 150110 woI STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC There were no statements from the public. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES Board Members were provided with minutes from the March 27th organizational meeting held in Hilo at the Real Property Tax Office. No corrections were noted. Mr. Church moved to approve the minutes for the March 27th meeting. Seconded by Mrs. Ford. A call for discussion was made. Motion passed by a vote of 3:0. TAX APPEAL CASE HEARINGS Note: Prior to the start of the case hearings, Deputy Corporation Counsel Craig Masuda advised all Appellants and the Department of the appointment of Board Members as private citizens and volunteers from the community, the procedure the Board would be following for the rendering of their decision, and the Appellants' further right to appeal to the Tax Appeal Court located in Honolulu within 30 days from the date of the decision letter that the appellant will be receiving via certified mail. For each appeal case, the appraiser submitted a packet of information to the Board, unless there had been a prior settlement with the Appellant or withdrawal. If the Appellant was not present, any information sent in by the Appellant was presented to the Board along with the appraisers' packet.