July 15, 2024 Board of Review

TOWN OF PORTERFIELD BOARD OF REVIEW Monday, July 15, 2024 Clerk, Amy Linstad , called the Board of Review (BOR) meeting to order at 6:00 PM with 5 in attendance. Roll Call: Audrey Guseck (Supervisor I) - present, Dennis Bergeson (Town Board Chair) – present, Donald Limberg (Supervisor II) – present, Amy Linstad (Clerk) – present, along with Ryan Raatz (Assessor) – present. Confirmation of appropriate Board of Review and Open Book Meeting Notices was made. Audrey Guseck made a motion to appoint Donald Limberg as Chair of the BOR. Dennis Bergeson seconded the motion. Roll Call: Audrey Guseck – yes, Dennis Bergeson – yes, Donald Limberg – yes, Amy Linstad – yes. Motion approved. Donald Limberg made a motion to appoint Audrey Guseck as Vice Cha ir of the BOR. Dennis Bergeson seconded the motion. Roll Call: Audrey Guseck – yes, Dennis Bergeson – yes, Donald Limberg – yes, Amy Linstad – yes. Motion approved. Amy, Audrey, and Donald have met the mandatory training requirement this year. The Town’s ordinance for the confidentiality of income and expense information provided to the assessor under state law (sec.7.47(7)(af) has been verified. The new laws were reviewed including Act 12 being passed , all signage is now exempt , and personal property is gone. The Boa rd reviewed the Assessment Roll . While n o one showed up for Open Book, there were 2 changes made via phone calls. There were also 2 omitted taxes noted. No Town Residents showed up for Board of Review. The Town currently has 2,047 parcels. The Town has had growth this past year with $2,287,600 for residential, Commercial did not change, and Agriculture increased in value by $85,000 for a total of $2,296,100. The last time the Town was in compliance was 2021. Our last revaluation was an external revaluation in 2010. 2022 was our first year out of compliance, 2023 was our second, and 2024 is our third . A revaluation is being planned for 2026. The market had a 15% increase in the last year. Donald Limberg made a motion to adjourn the Board of Review meeting at 8:00 PM. Audrey Guseck seconded the motion. Roll Call: Audrey Guseck – yes, Dennis Bergeson – yes, Don Limberg – yes, Amy Linstad – yes. Meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Amy Linstad, Clerk