2023 Open Book and Board of Review Notice

Notice of the Open Book & Board of Review  
For the Town of Roosevelt
 
            NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Roosevelt in Burnett County, shall hold its Open Book meeting on May 12th, 2023, from 12:00-2:00 p.m. The Board of Review will be held May 24th, 2023, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Open Book and Board of Review will take place at Timberland Lutheran Church, 20805 Cty Rd H, Barronett. 

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board:
            No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the Assessor to view such property.
            After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before  the Board’s  final  adjournment, no  person  who  is scheduled  to  appear before the  Board of  Review may  contact,  or provide information  to  a member of  the  Board  about  the  person’s objection  except  at a session  of  the Board.
            No  person  may appear  before  the Board of  Review,  testify to the  Board  by telephone  or  contest the amount  of  the assessment  unless,  at least  48  hours before  the  first meeting  of  the  Board  or  at least  48  hours before  the objection  is heard  if  the objection  is  allowed because  the  person has  been  granted a  waiver of  the 48-hour  notice  of an  intent  to file a  written  objection by  appearing  before the  Board  during the  first  two hours  of  the meeting  and  showing good  cause  for failure  to  meet the  48-hour  notice requirement  and  files a  written  objection, that  the  person provides   to the  clerk of the Board of  Review   notice as  to  whether the  person  will ask  for  removal of  any  Board members  and, if  so, which  member  will be  removed  and the  person’s  reasonable estimate  of  the length of time  that the  hearing  will take.
            When appearing  before  the Board of  Review,  the person shall  specify, in  writing, the  person’s  estimate of  the  value of  the  land and  of  the improvements  that  are the subject  of the  person’s objection  and  specify the information  that  the person  used  to arrive  at  that estimate.
            No  person  may appear  before  the Board of  Review,  testify to  the  Board or by  telephone  or object  to  a valuation;  if  that valuation  was  made by  the  Assessor or  the  Objector using  the income  method  of  valuation;  unless the  person  supplies the   Assessor  all the information  about  income and  expenses,  as specified  in  the Assessor’s  manual  under Sec.  73.03 (2a)  of Wis.  Statutes,  that the  Assessor  requests. The  Town of  Roosevelt has an  ordinance  for the  confidentiality  of information  about income  and  expenses that  is  provided to  the  Assessor under  this  paragraph which  provides  exceptions for  persons  using information  in  the discharge of  duties  imposed by  law or  the duties of their  office or  by order of a  court.  The information  that is provided  under this  paragraph,  unless a  court  determined that it  is  inaccurate, is  not subject  to the  right of inspection  and  copying under  Sec.  19.35 (1) of Wis.  Statutes.
            The  Board  shall hear  upon  oath, by  telephone,  all ill  or  disabled persons  who  present to  the  Board  a  letter  from a  physician,  surgeon or  osteopath  that confirms  their  illness or  disability.  No other persons may testify by telephone.
 
Respectfully submitted,
Kate Odden - Clerk