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Lyle Kyle,Chairman
Appointee of Got Roy Romer
JoAnn Groff,Vice Chairman
Appointee of Got Roy Romer
Lisa Weil
Designee of Got Roy Romer
Bill Schroeder
Designee of President of the
Senate,Tom Norton
Steve Tool
Designee of Speaker of the
House,Chuck Berry
ORGANIZATION: Colorado State Board of Equalization Mary E.Huddleston
Property Tax Administrator
CONTACT: Joette Riley
1313 Sherman Street, Room 419
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-2371
DATE OF NOTICE: September 21. 1998
DATE OF HEARING: October 5, 1998
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The state board will begin the hearings on Monday. October 5, 1998, at 9:00
a.m. in the Legislative Services Building located at 200 E. 14th Avenue,
Hearing Room A, Denver, Colorado. The state board will continue the hearings
from day to day as listed below, and continuations as necessary, throughout
the week. The issues will be heard in the order listed in this notice.
REQUESTS ON EXEMPT PROPERTIES
The state board will discuss issues related to the review of exempt properties
and the request by the following organizations for waiving their filing
deadline:
Boulder Masonic Association„ Inc. , AF & AM
Black Forest Saddle Club, Inc.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Cucharas Post No. 2643
STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION ACTIONS
The State Board of Equalization (state board) will conduct hearings to
consider the following:
The findings, conclusions, and recommendations of Thos. Y. Pickett &
Company, Inc. , the annual study auditor, pursuant to 39-9-103(1) and (4) , and
39-1-105.5, C.R.S. ;_kJ kcirkt
1313 Sherman Street, Room 419, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-2371 981806
Notice of Public Hearing
State Board of Equalization
September 21, 1998
Page 2
The recommendations of the Property Tax Administrator on the county
Abstracts of Assessment, pursuant to 39-9-103(4) and (7) , and 39-9-104,
C.R.S. : and
Various other issues and reports.
The state board will determine:
Whether orders of reappraisal will be issued to any county or counties
regarding any classes or subclasses of property:
Whether adjustments will be made to an abstract of assessment of any
county or counties:
Whether policy decisions are required on any issues brought before the
state board.
Introductory remarks and explanation by Thos. Y. Pickett & Company, Inc.
regarding audit procedures and the annual study.
Discussion and questions of audit procedures by board members.
Presentation by interested parties of questions and discussion of audit
procedures.
ISSUES RAISED BY THE AUDITOR
Notice is given that the state board will be determining whether or not
improprieties have occurred in the counties and what action, if any, must be
taken. Counties are advised that it may be necessary to present evidence that
supports their position that no action need be taken by the state board.
Assessors who present documentary evidence must bring nine copies of such
evidence. The copies will be provided to the five state board members, the
representative of the Attorney General 's Office, the court reporter, the
auditor, and the Property Tax Administrator.
The auditor recommends that the following counties observe DPT guidelines in
subdivision discounting:
Clear Creek Mineral
Grand Montrose
Gunnison Prowers
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Notice of Public Hearing
State Board of Equalization
September 21, 1998
Page 3
RESULTS OF 1997 ORDERS OF REAPPRAISAL
Presentation of the results of the 1997 Orders of Reappraisal by the annual
study auditor and the Property Tax Administrator, and recommendations for
payback of excess state aid to schools and cost of supervision, if any, for
the following counties:
Lake County Vacant Land
Routt County Irrigated Farm and Dry Farm Agricultural
Classifications
Hinsdale County Residential , Vacant, Agricultural Improvements,
and Commercial/Industrial Property
THERE WERE NO 1996 ORDERS OF REAPPRAISAL; THEREFORE, THERE IS NO REPORT
REGARDING 1997 PAYBACK OF EXCESS STATE AID TO SCHOOLS, COSTS OF SUPERVISION,
OR INTEREST
ISSUES REGARDING 1996 & 1997 SBOE ORDERS REGARDING POSSESSORY INTERESTS
Whether the following counties are still valuing possessory
interests and action by state board if still valuing: Boulder,
Clear Creek, Eagle. Grand, Gunnison, Jefferson, Montezuma, Pitkin,
Routt, and Summit,
OTHER REPORTS
Recommendations of the Statutory Advisory Committee to the Property Tax
Administrator from its meeting held on September 17, 1998.
CONSIDERATION OF THE REMAINING ABSTRACTS OF ASSESSMENT
Counties are further notified that it is possible that the state board could
issue orders of reappraisal to any or all of the counties to which this notice
is given. In addition, the auditor is not recommending that the state board
take any action as to any of the counties not identified in this notice. The
state board will , however, review the report of the auditor for all counties.
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