TOWN OF PACKWAUKEE
BOARD OF REVIEW
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2nd 5:00PM

  1. Call to order
  2. Roll call
  3. Confirmation of appropriate Board of Review and Open Meetings notices.
  4. Select a Chairperson
  5. Selection a Vice-Chairperson
  6. Verify that a member has met the mandatory training requirements
  7. Verify the town has an ordinance for the confidentiality of income and expenses information provided to the assessor under state law
  8. Review new laws
  9. Adoption of policy regarding the procedure for sworn telephone testimony and sworn written testimony
  10. Adoption of police regarding the procedure for waiver of Board of Review hearing requests
  11. Filing and summary of Annual Assessment Report by Assessor’s Office.
  12. Receipt of the Assessment roll and sworn statements from the clerk
  13. Review the Assessment Roll and perform statutory duties
  14. Certify all corrections of error under state law
  15. Verify with the assessor that open book changes are included in the assessment roll.
  16. Allow taxpayers to examine assessment data
  17. During the first two hours, consideration of:
    1. Waivers of the required 48-hour notice of intent to file an objection when there is good cause
    2. Requests for waiver of the BOR hearing allowing the property owner to appeal directly to circuit court
    3. Request to testify by telephone or submit sworn written statement
    4. Subpoena requests
    5. Act on any other legally allowed/required BOR matters
  18. Review notices of Intent to File Objection
  19. Proceed to hear objections, if any
  20. Consider/act on scheduling additional BOR dates
  21. Adjourn

    Courtney Trimble, Clerk



Notice
It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of the Town Board of the Town of Packwaukee may be in attendance at the above-stated meeting to gather information; no action will be taken by the Town Board at the above stated meeting other than the Board of Review.

Also, upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through appropriate aids and services. If a person with a disability requires that the meeting be accessible or that materials at the meeting be in an accessible format, call the Packwaukee Clerk’s office at least 48 hours in advance to request adequate accommodations. 608-617-6678.

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TOWN OF PACKWAUKEE
TOWN BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, May 11, 2021 6:00 pm

Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
  1. Approve minutes from the Town Board meeting of April 20, 2021
  2. Clerk’s report
  3. Treasurer’s report
  4. Library report
  5. Citizens inquiries and concerns - Time for citizens to bring up issues for a future meeting or discuss items on this agenda.
    1. Feedback on previous concerns
  6. Fire District report
  7. Licenses 
  8. Recycling Center
  9. Cemetery
  10. Roads
    1. Mowing contract 
    2. Approval of road work for 2021
  11. Town Hall, Park, Flags, Boat Landings, Christmas Decorations
  12. Packwaukee Land Use Planning Commission
  13. Lake Commission Reports - Buffalo, Emery, Williams
  14. Firewise Program
  15. Old Business
    1. Boat Landing Grant (Vikki Trimble)
    2. Veterans Memorial Project (Keith Bagley)
    3. Fireworks Permit Ordinance
    4. Report on alternate bank options (Jeri Showers)
    5. Follow up on second town debit card
    6. Follow up on lending town equipment (chairs, tables, etc.)
    7. Room Tax Letter (Jeri Showers and Courtney Trimble)
    8. Stop/Right Turn No Stop sign for the intersection of County C and 8th Rd.
  16. New Business
    1. Financial Review
    2. Russ Rainey - Land across from Moon Lake Landing
    3. Sand/Gravel Pit need for public hearing
    4. Reimburse cost of ad for Town Rummage Sale
    5. Reimburse cost of BOR training materials
    6. W5970 8th Avenue - Lawn and Garbage
  17. Upcoming Meetings and Events
    1. Next Town Board Meeting - June 8, 2021
    2. Town Wide Rummage Sale - May, 15, 2021
    3. Open Book - May 17, 2021 10:00am-12:00pm - VIA PHONE
    4. Board of Review - June 2, 2021 3:00pm
  18. Sign Vouchers and Checks
  19. Adjournment

    Courtney Trimble, Clerk



TOWN OF PACKWAUKEE, MARQUETTE COUNTY
NOTICE THAT THE ASSESSMENT ROLL IS OPEN FOR EXAMINATION AND OPEN BOOK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the OPEN BOOK for the Town of Packwaukee, Marquette County, WI. Pursuant to Wis. Stat. 70.45, the assessment roll for the YEAR 2021 assessment is open for examination. Additionally, the assessor shall be available on Monday, May 17th, 2021, via telephone at 920-749-1995 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review for the Town of Packwaukee, Marquette County, Wisconsin, shall hold its first meeting on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Packwaukee Town Hall, N3511 State Street, Packwaukee. Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the board of review and procedural requirements if appearing before the board:
  1. No person will 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 enter onto property to conduct an exterior view of such property being assessed.
  2. 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. Open book shall occur no less than 7 days prior to the board of review.
  3. The board of review may not hear an objection to the amount or valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours before the board's first scheduled meeting, the objector provides to the board's clerk written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good cause and the submission of a written objection, the board shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours of the board's first scheduled meeting, and the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and failure to appear before the board of review during the first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting.
  4. Objections to the amount or valuation of property shall first be made in writing and filed with the clerk of the board of review within the first 2 hours of the board's first scheduled meeting, except that, upon evidence of extraordinary circumstances, the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days. The board may require objections to the amount or valuation of property to be submitted on forms approved by the Department of Revenue, and the board shall require that any forms include stated valuations of the property in question. Persons who own land and improvements to that land may object to the aggregate valuation of that land and improvements to that land, but no person who owns land and improvements to that land may object only to the valuation of that land or only to the valuation of improvements to that land. No person may be allowed in any action or proceedings to question the amount or valuation of property unless the written objection has been filed and that person in good faith presented evidence to the board in support of the objections and made full disclosure before the board, under oath, of all of that person's property liable to assessment in the district and the value of that property. The requirement that objections be in writing may be waived by express action of the board.
  5. When appearing before the board of review, the objecting 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.
  6. No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board 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 no later than 7 days before the first meeting of the board of review the person supplies the assessor with all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the assessor's manual unders.73.03 (2a), Wis. stats., that the assessor requests. The Town of Packwaukee has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph that provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their officer or by order of a court.The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determines before the first meeting of the board of review that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying unders.19.35 (1), Wis. Stats.
  7. 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 unless the Board, in its discretion, has determined to grant a property owner’s or their representative’s request to testify under oath by telephone or written statement. 8.No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone, or contest the amount of any 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 unders.70.47 (3) (a), Wis. stats., that person provides to the clerk of the board of review notice as to whether the person will ask for the removal of a member of the board of review and, if so, which member, and provides a reasonable estimate of the length of time the hearing will take.Notice is hereby given this 13th day of May, 2021.

Courtney Trimble, Clerk
Posted this 2nd day of May, 2021