PUBLIC NOTICE - TOWN OF POLK –OPEN BOOK &
BOARD OF REVIEW Polk
Town Hall, 3680 State Hwy 60, Slinger WI 53086
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN, Pursuant to Section 70.45 WI Stats, The Town of Polk’s Assessment Roll
for the year 2013 will be open for examination during regular business hours
from May 6, 2013 through May 29, 2013, the date of Board of Review. (Open 7:30 a.m. until noon, Monday through
Thursday).
Open
Book: May 6, 2013 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. No appointment is necessary during those
hours. If you are unable to
attend Open Book, please contact Grota Appraisals for an appointment. Phone 262-253-1142.
Board
of Review: May 29, 2013 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. For
the purpose of reviewing and examining the assessment roll of real and personal
property in the Town of Polk and perform such duties imposed by law.
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 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 of the
hearing. When appearing before the
Board, 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 the
estimate.
No
person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone
or subject object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the assessor or
the Objector using the income method; unless the person supplies the Assessor
all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual
under Sec. 73.03(2a), that the Assessor requests. The Town of Polk has an
ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that
is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph which provides exemptions for
persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of 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 Section 19.35(1) of
Wisconsin 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, Marlyss Thiel, Town Clerk
Published: West Bend News
(1 time on 5/27/13), faxed to media. Post:
Three Town Boards, Town Hall, & Website
Print Version
Legal Notice |
Privacy Notice |
Acceptable Use Policy |
Site Map |
Home
