1.0. SR 02-28-2005
CITY OF ELK RIVER
SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL
Monday, February 28,2005
6:30 p.m.
Sherburne County Government Center
13880 Highway 10
Elk River, Minnesota 55330
I, Stephanie Klinzing, Mayor, hereby request a special meeting of the Elk River City
Council on Monday, February 28, 2005, 6:30 p.m., at the Sherburne County Government
Center, 13880 Highway 10, Elk River, Minnesota.
The purpose of the meeting is for Board of Appeal and Equalization training.
In accordance with State Statute, I hereby request the city clerk to post this notice at least
three days prior to the meeting date. I further request the city clerk to notify each member of
the City Council of this special meeting, in writing, at least one day before the meeting.
Stephanie Klinzing, Mayor
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I HEREBY CERTIFY, that this notice has been posted and that I have served this notice
upon the members of the City Council by mail at least one day prior to the above-called
special City Council meeting.
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Training required for members of local boards of appeal
and equalization
Jacque Betz, MN Departl'Nmt of Revmue
Legislation enacted in the 2003 session
requires that there be at least one
voting member at each meeting of a
local board of appeal and equalization
(beginning with the 2006 local boards)
who has attended an appeals and
equalization course developed or
approved by theconmussioner of
Revenue within the last four years.
(The member nmst attend the course
no later than Jan. 1, 2006, and each year
thereafter.) The appeals and equaliza-
tion course details the responsibilities,
procedures, and requirements oflocal
boards of appeal and equalization.
The legislation also required the
commissioner of Revenue to develop
a handbook to be reviewed during the
course. The handbook includes infor-
mation about:
. The role of the local board in the
asse"ssment process.
. The legal and policy reasons for fair
and impartial appeal and equaliza-
tion hearings.
. Local board m.eeting procedures
that foster fair and impartial assess-
ment reviews and other best practices
recommendations.
. Quorum requirements for local
boards.
. Explanations of alternate n1.ethods
of appeal.
More than one board member
encouraged to attend training
While the law only requires that one
voting board member attend the
appeals and equalization course within
the last four years, the Department of
Revenue recommends that additional
board members attend the training.
The member who has attended the
training session must be present at the
local board of appeal and equalization
meeting. If that member fails to attend
the nieeting due to illness or other
circumstances, the board is deemed
to have transferred its duties to the
county. Having more than one board
member attend the course can elimi-
nate situations in which unforeseen
circumstances result in a failure to
comply with the training requirement.
Must be voting member to satisfy
requirelnents
Please note that a voting member of
the board must attend the appeals and
equalization course to meet the train-
ing requirements. Generally, the council
or other governing body of a city is
the local board of appeal and equal-
ization. While city clerks are encour-
aged to attend the training, the clerk's
attendance will only satisfy the train-
ing requirements if the clerk is a voting
member of the board.
Course materials
An electronic copy of the handbook
is available on the Department of
Revenue web site. Each attendee will
receive a printed copy of the handbook
at the training session. A presentation,
developed in conjunction with the
handbook, is also available on the
Department of Revenue web site.
To access the training information,
visit: www.taxes.state.m.n.us (click
"Property tax administrators" in the
left navigation panel, then "Local gov-
ernments/schools," then "Local Board
of Appeal and Equalization training").
Training sessions
Your county assessor will notify you
of the training session(s) to be held
in your county. If you are unable to
attend the training session(s) in your
county or it is more convenient for
you to attend a training session in
another county, check the Depart-
ment of Revenue web site for dates,
times, and locations of upcoming
trailung sessions. You will need to
contact the county assessor in the
county where the training will be
located to register for the course and
to be certain space is available. More
training sessions will be scheduled, so
please check the web site for addi-
tional dates and locations.
No certificatIOns will be mailed
Please note that you will not receive
a certification after attending the
appeals and equalization course. On
Jan. 1 of each year (beginning Jan. 1,
2006), the Department of Revenue
will send a list with the names of all
local board of appeal and equalization
members who have attended the
training within the last four years
to the county assessor. If your local
board has a member who has attended
the training within the last four
years, the county assessor will con-
tact your board to schedule a local
board of appeal and equalization
meeting. If your local board does not
have a member in compliance with
the training requirement, the county
assessor will notify your board and
change the local board of appeal and
equalization meeting to an open book
meeting. 1"
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ASSESSOR ! ~\
GERALD E KR/TZECK, S.A.fVI.A.
February 9,2005
13880 Highway 10
Elk River, MN 55330
(763) 241-2880 0 1-800-438-05770 Fax 241-2869
City of Elk River
City Ha1113065 Orono Parkway PO Box 490
Elk River, MN 55330
RE: Mandatory Training for Local Board of Appeal & Equalization
Dear Council Member:
As you probably have heard, legislation enacted in the 2003 session requires that
there be at least one member at each meeting of a Local Board of Appeal and
Equalization (beginning with the 2006 local boards) who has attended an appeals and
equalization course developed or approved by the Commissioner of Revenue within the
last four years.
In order to meet the requirement for the 2006 local boards, at least one member
must attend the course by January 1, 2006. In subsequent years, each local board meeting
must have one member who has attended the course within the last four years.
In an effort to facilitate this process, an appeals and equalization course will be
offered at the Sherburne County Commissioners Room on Monday, February 28, 2005, at
6:30 p.m. I would encourage each town board or city council to consider sending two
members to gain some assurance that at least one member who is certified will be present
at the meeting.
Please R.S.V.P. to the Assessor's Department with the name or names of those
who will attend.
Thank you,
M
Gerald E. Kritzeck
Sherburne County Assessor