Board of Review Agenda

by | Jun 3, 2026 | Agendas, Minutes

TOWN OF ALMA BOARD OF REVIEW
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (must be in session for a minimum of two hours)

Alma Town Hall, 142 W Clark St., Alma Center, WI 54611

Agenda

  1. Call the Board of Review (BOR) to order & Meeting Recording Announcement.
  2. Roll Call – Confirmation of appropriate BOR and Open Meetings notices.
  3. Select a Chairperson for BOR.
    4, Select a BOR Vice-Chairperson.
  4. Verify that at least one BOR member has met the mandatory training requirements.
  5. Verify that the Village has an ordinance for the confidentiality of income and expense information
    provided to the Assessor under state law (Wis. Stat. 5 70.47(7)(af)).
  6. Review of new laws.
  7. Review the Assessor’s level of assessment (Annual Assessment Report or similar document).
  8. Receipt of the assessment roll by the Clerk from the Assessor.
  9. Receive the Assessment Roll and sworn statements from the Clerk.
  10. Review the Assessment Roll and perform statutory duties:
    a. Examine the Roll
    b. Correct description or calculation errors
    c. Add omitted property
    d. Eliminate double-assessed property.
  11. Discussion/Action – Certify all correction(s) of any error(s), under state law (Wis. Stat. 5 70.43).
  12. Discussion/Action: Verify with the Assessor that open-book changes are included in the assessment roll.
  13. Allow taxpayers to examine assessment data.
  14. During the first two hours, consideration of:
    a. Waivers of the required 48-hour notice of intent to file an objection when there is good cause,
    b. Requests for waiver of the BOR hearing allowing the property owner an appeal directly to the circuit court,
    c. Requests to testify by telephone or submit a sworn written statement,
    d. Subpoena requests, and
    e. Act on any other legally allowed or required BOR matters.
  15. Review Notices of Intent to File Objection.
  16. Proceed to hear objections, if any, and if proper notice/waivers are given unless scheduled for another
    date.
  17. Consider/act on scheduling additional BOR Date(s).
    Adjourn (to a future date if necessary).
    Don Forsting, Town Clerk, Town of Alma
    Posted on May 31, 2026

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