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TAX BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING MINUTES Appeal Hearings Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Aupuni Center Conference Room Hilo, Hawaii CALL TO ORDER Chairman Donald David called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Present were: Board Members Donald David, Grace Reinhard, Wesley Takai and Melvin Ventura; Deputy Corporation Counsel Belinda Castillo Hall; Real Property Tax Administrator Stanley Sitko, Acting Real Property Tax Assistant Administrator Keita Jo and Real Property Appeals Board Clerk Elizabeth Nina Swain. Absent was: Board Member Richard Dinges STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC There were no statements from the public. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES Board was provided with meeting minutes from the August 16and 17, 2016, meetings for approval. The following corrections were noted:  Ms. Reinhard stated that her name should be reflected throughout all of the minutes as “Ms. Reinhard” and not “Mrs. Reinhard”. No other corrections were noted. A call for questions was made. thth Mr. Takai moved to accept the minutes of August 16 and 17 with the changes as noted. Seconded by Mr. Ventura. A call for discussion was made. Motion passed by a vote of 4:0. TAX APPEAL CASE HEARINGS Note: Prior to the start of the case hearings, Deputy Corporation Counsel Belinda Castillo Hall advised all Appellants and the Department of 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.