Board of Review — Agenda packet

Board of Review Agenda May 12, 2026 at 5 p.m. Town of Scott Town Hall - 2621 Jody Dr., New Franken, WI 54229 Any person wishing to attend who, because of disability, requires special accommodations should contact the Clerk at (920) 406-9380, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting so arrangements can be made. AGENDA: 1. Call the Board of Review (BOR) to order & Meeting Recording Announcement. 2. Roll Call. 3. Confirmation of appropriate BOR and Open Meeting notices. 4. Select a chairperson for BOR. 5. Select a BOR Vice-Chairperson. 6. Approve the minutes from the May 15, 2025, Board of Review meeting. 7. Verify that at least one BOR member has met the mandatory training requirements. 8. Verify that the Town has an ordinance for confidentiality of income and expense information provided to the Assessor under state law (Wis. Stat. §70.47(7)(af)). 9. Review of new laws. 10. Act on scheduling additional BOR Date(s). 11. Adjourn to Date Certain. Jaime Fuge Board of Review Clerk, Town of Scott J a i m Board of Review Meeting Minutes May 15, 2025 at 4 p.m. 1 1. Call To Order: A meeting of the Board of Review of the Town of Scott was called to order at 4:05 P.M. on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at Town Hall by Town Chairman Mike Van Lanen. An announcement was made stating the meeting will be recorded. 2. Roll Call: Present were Mike Van Lanen (arrived later) , Supervisors Kurt Baenen, Gene Wojcik , Supervisor Norman Strebel. Also present were Assessor Sally Brunner and Clerk/Treasurer Jaime Fuge Excused: Supervisor Cari Langenberg. 3. Confirmation of appropriate BOR and Open Meeting notices: The public notice of the open book and Board of Review Meeting was posted on March 27, 2025, at Town of Scott Town Hall, 2621 Jody Drive, and the Town o f Scott website at townofscott.com. The agenda was posted on May 9, 2025, at Town of Scott Town Hall, 2621 Jody Drive, & the Town of Scott website at www.townofscott.com. Form BOR-C (2025 Open Book and Board of Review Calendar) was filed on the Wisconsin Department of Revenue Website on March 26, 2025. Moved by Wojcik, seconded by Baenen to accept and file the Affidavit of Posting. Vote: Aye -3. No-0. Motion Carried. 4. Select a chairperson for BOR. Moved by Baenen, seconded by Strebel to nominate Gene Wojcik as Chairperson for Board of Review. Vote: Aye-3. No-0. Motion carried. 5. Select a BOR Vice-Chairperson Moved by Baenen, seconded by Wojcik to nominate Norman Strebel as Vice -Chairperson for Board of Review. Vote: Aye-3. No-0. Motion carried. 6. Verify that at least one BOR member has met the mandatory training requirements. Clerk Fuge stated the Board of Review Member Training Affidavit was filed on May 6, 2025. She read the affidavit: I, Jaime M. Fuge, the Clerk for the Town of Scott, swear Board of Review voting members Gene Wojcik, Mike Van Lanen, and Norman Strebel, who represent the municipality’s chief executive officer or the officer’s designee(s), attended a Wisconsin Department of Revenue approved BOR training program on February 28, 2025, which is before the BOR’s first meeting (sec. 70.46 (4), Wis. Stats.) Moved by Strebel, seconded by Baenen to accept and file the affidavit of Training . Vote: Aye-3. No-0. Motion carried. 7. Verify that the Town has an ordinance for confidentiality of income and expense information provided to the Assessor under state law (Wis. Stat. §70.47(7)(af)). Verified by Chapter 249 titled “Review, Board of.” 8. Review of new laws. There was no discussion or action taken on this item. 9. Assessor’s Affidavit and Oath, and Assessment Report. Assessor Brunner read her affidavit and oath. She also presented the Assessment Report. 10. Receipt of the assessment roll by the Clerk from the Assessor. Fuge stated the Assessment Roll has been examined, correction to description and/or calculation errors, if any, have been made (there were none). Omitted property, if any, have been added (there were none). Double assessed property, if any, have been corrected (there were none). 2 11. Receive the Assessment Roll and sworn statements from the Clerk. The Clerk had no sworn statements to present. 12. Review the Assessment Roll and perform statutory duties: a. Examine the roll, b. Correct description or calculation errors. c. Add omitted property, and d. Eliminate double-assessed property. The assessment roll was reviewed. The members did not make any corrections. 13. Discussion/Action-Certify all corrections of error under state law (Wis. State §70.43). There were no corrections. 14. Discussion/Action- Verify with the Assessor that open-book changes are included in the assessment roll. Brunner stated there was one change from open-book. It was for Parcel SC-616 (4560 Edwin Ln). The assessment was adjusted from $271,100 to $221,600 due to a razed barn/shed/inhabitable house. She stated the change is reflected in the assessment roll. Moved by Wojcik, seconded by Baenen to approve the assessment adjustment for Parcel SC -616. Vote: Aye-3. No-0. Motion carried. Van Lanen arrived to the meeting. 15. 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 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. 16. Review Notices of Intent to File Objection. There were no Notice of Intents to File Objections filed with the clerk. 17. Proceed to hear objections, if any, and if proper notice/waivers are given unless scheduled for another date. a. Swearing in the Assessor and Objector. There was no one present to object. Moved by Strebel, seconded by Wojcik to recess until an objector appears, or shortly before 6 p.m., whichever comes first. Aye-4. No-0. Motion carried. The recording was turned off at 4:25 p.m. At 6:04 p.m., recorder was turned on. Moved by Baenen, seconded by Strebel to reconvene. Aye -4. No-0. Motion carried The board confirmed no objectors appeared during the recess. 18. Consider/act on scheduling additional BOR Date(s). There were no additional BOR dates scheduled. 19. Adjourn (to a future date if necessary). Moved by Van Lanen, seconded by Strebel to adjourn. Meeting Adjourned at 6:05 p.m. Jaime Fuge Jaime M. Fuge, Clerk/Treasurer, Town of Scott