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May 31, 2012 Board of Review

TOWN OF LEBANON
NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW 

Notice is hereby given that  the  Board of  Review  for  the  Town of Lebanon of Dodge County shall  hold  its  first  meeting  on  the 31st day of May, 2012  from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Lebanon Town Hall/Offices, N1738 County Road R, Lebanon, Wisconsin. 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 Lebanon 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,
Town of Lebanon
Deborah Behl, Clerk