Board of Review — Agenda packet

Town of Blooming Grove BOARD OF REVIEW Wednesday , June 1, 2026 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM Town of Blooming Grove Hall, 1880 S Stoughton Road, Madison , WI 53716 Agenda: 1. Call Board of Review (BOR) to Order and 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 5. Verify that at Least One BOR Member has Met the Mandatory Training Requirements 6. Verify that the Town has an Ordinance for the Confidentiality of Income and Expense Information Provided to the Assessor Under State Law (Wis. Stat. § 70.47(7)(af)) 7. Review of New Laws 8. Review Policy Regarding the Procedure for Sworn Telephone Testimony and Sworn Written Testimony 9. Review Policy Regarding the Procedure for Waiver of BOR Hearing Requests 10. Review the Assessor’s Level of Assessment (Annual Assessment Report or Similar Document) 11. Receipt of the Assessment Roll by the Clerk from the Assessor 12. Receive the Assessment Roll and Sworn Statements from the Clerk 13. 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 14. Discussion/Action – Certify all Corrections of Error under State Law (Wis. Stat. § 70.43) 15. Discussion/Action – Verify with the Assessor that Open Book Changes are Included in the Assessment Roll 16. Allow Taxpayers to Examine Assessment Data 17. 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 18. Review Notices of Intent to File Objection 19. Proceed to Hear Objections, if any, and if Proper Notice/Waivers Given, Unless Scheduled for Another Date 20. Consider/Act on Scheduling Additional BOR Date(s) 21. Adjourn (to Future Date if Necessary) John Wright, Town of Blooming Grove Posted on May 21, 2026 NOTICE UPON REASONABLE NOTICE, EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH APPROPRIATE AIDS AND SERVICES. IF A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY REQUIRES THAT THE MEETING BE ACCESSIBLE OR THAT MATERIALS AT THE MEETING BE IN AN ACCESSIBLE FORMAT, CALL THE TOWN OF BLOOMING GROVE CLERK’S OFFICE AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE TO REQUEST ADEQUATE ACCOMMODATIONS. TEL: 608-223-1104. NOTICE OF OPEN BOOK Notice is hereby given that there will be an Open Book session held by Accurate Appraisal, when you can talk individually with one of their assessors via telephone appointment. The Open Book session will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2026 from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM. To make an appointment for the Open Book, go to www.accurateassessor.com. Once there, click on “Open Book Assistant” at the top of the screen, then choose Blooming Grove. Next, select an open book time and complete the remainder of the information requested. If you cannot make the arranged appointment times for Open Book, and wish to discuss your assessment with the assessor, you can call their office at 1-920-749-8098 or e-mail them at info@accurateassessorcom. If after the Open Book session you wish to object to the assessment of your property , contact the Town of Blooming Grove Clerk at 608-223-1104 to file a “Form of Objection” and to schedule an appointment before the local Board of Review. State law requires that you file a written or oral intent to object with the Town Clerk at least 48 hours prior to the Board of Review . The Board of Review will meet at the Blooming Grove Town Hall on Mon day, June 1, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Further notification of the 2026 Board of Review will be posted at a later date. Posted March 10, 2026 John Wright Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator Town of Blooming Grove 1880 S. Stoughton Road Madison WI 53716 Phone 608-223-1104 * Fax 608-223-1106 www.blmgrove.com AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION [def:$signername|printname|req|signer1] [def:$signersig|sig|req|signer1] [def:$notarysig|sig|req|notary] [def:$date|date|req|notary] [def:$state|state|req|notary] [def:$county|county|req|notary] [def:$disclosure|disclosure|req|notary] [def:$seal|seal|req|notary] Wisconsin State Journal 1901 Fish Hatchery Rd, Madison, WI 53713 (800) 362-8333 State of New Jersey, County of Camden, ss: I, Edmar Corachia, of lawful age, being duly sworn upon oath depose and say that I am an agent of Column Software, PBC, duly appointed and authorized agent of the Publisher of Wisconsin State Journal, a newspaper at Madison, County of Dane, State of Wisconsin, and that an advertisement of which the annexed is a true copy, taken from said paper, was published therein on the dates listed below: Publication Dates: May 1, 2026 Notice ID: Mf5vI4Q0avd8LjJdXPdv Notice Name: Open Book Notice Section: Legals Category: 0100 LEGAL NOTICE Publication Fee: $88.02 [$signersig] ______________________________ [$seal] Agent VERIFICATION State of New Jersey County of Camden Signed or attested before me on this: [$date] [$notarysig] __________________________________________ Notary Public [$disclosure] Open Book Notice | Page 1 of 1 05/01/2026 Notarized remotely online using communication technology via Proof. Town of Blooming Grove, Dane County, Wisconsin NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review (“BOR”) for the Town of Blooming Grove, Dane County, Wisconsin, shall convene on June 1, 2026 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the Blooming Grove Town Hall, 1880 S. Stoughton Road, Madison WI 53716. Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board of Review: 1. After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board of Review’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 of Review about the person’s objection, except at a session of the Board of Review. Open book shall occur no less than 7 days prior to the Board of Review. 2. The Board of Review may not hear an objection to the amount or valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours before the Board of Review’s first scheduled meeting, the objector provides to the Board of Review Clerk written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good cause and the submission of a written objection, the Board of Review shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours of the Board of Review’s first scheduled meeting, and the Board of Review may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session, or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days, with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and failure to appear before the Board of Review during the first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting. 3. Objections to the amount or valuation of property shall first be made in writing and filed with the Board of Review Clerk within the first 2 hours of the Board of Review’s first scheduled meeting, except that, upon evidence of extraordinary circumstances, the Board of Review may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session, or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days. The Board of Review may require objections to the amount or valuation of pr operty to be submitted on forms approved by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, and the Board of Review shall require that any forms include stated valuations of the property in question. Persons who own land and improvements to that land may object to the aggregate valuation of that land and improvements to that land, but no person who owns land and improvements to that land may object only to the valuation of that land or only to the valuation of improvements to that land. No person may be allowed in any action or proceedings to question the amount or valuation of property unless the written objection has been filed and that person in good faith presented evidence to the Board of Review in support of the objections and made full disclosure before the Board of Review, under oath, of all of that person’s property liable to assessment in the district and the value of that property. The requirement that objections be in writing may be waived by express action of the Board. 4. When appearing before the Board of Review, the objecting 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 used to arrive at that estimate. 5. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board of Review 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 no later than 7 days before the first meeting of the Board of Review, the person supplies the assessor with all the information about income and expenses that the assessor requests, as specified in the Assessor’s Manual under Wis. Stat. § 73.03(2a). The Town of Blooming Grove has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph that provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their officer or by order of a court. The information that is provided in this paragraph, unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Wis. Stat. § 19.35(1). 6. The Board of Review shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the board a letter from a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16(2) that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone unless the Board of Review, in its discretion, has determined to grant a property owner’s or their representative’s request to testify under oath by telephone or written statement. 7. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board of Review by telephone, or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board of Review, or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under Wis. Stat. § 70.47(3)(a), that person provides notice to the Board of Review Clerk as to whether the person will ask for the removal of a member of the Board of Review and, if so, which member, and provides a reasonable estimate of the length of time the hearing will take. 8. 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 enter onto property to conduct an exterior view of the real or personal property being assessed. Notice is hereby given this 28 th day of April, 2026 by: John Wright. Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator Town of Blooming Grove, Dane County AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION [def:$signername|printname|req|signer1] [def:$signersig|sig|req|signer1] [def:$notarysig|sig|req|notary] [def:$date|date|req|notary] [def:$state|state|req|notary] [def:$county|county|req|notary] [def:$disclosure|disclosure|req|notary] [def:$seal|seal|req|notary] Wisconsin State Journal 1901 Fish Hatchery Rd, Madison, WI 53713 (800) 362-8333 State of New Jersey, County of Camden, ss: I, Edmar Corachia, of lawful age, being duly sworn upon oath depose and say that I am an agent of Column Software, PBC, duly appointed and authorized agent of the Publisher of Wisconsin State Journal, a newspaper at Madison, County of Dane, State of Wisconsin, and that an advertisement of which the annexed is a true copy, taken from said paper, was published therein on the dates listed below: Publication Dates: May 16, 2026 Notice ID: pQmwKVnqxfSf1wgdrDw5 Notice Name: 2026 Board of Review long notice Section: Legals Category: 0100 LEGAL NOTICE Publication Fee: $297.54 [$signersig] ______________________________ [$seal] Agent VERIFICATION State of New Jersey County of Camden Signed or attested before me on this: [$date] [$notarysig] __________________________________________ Notary Public [$disclosure] 2026 Board of Review long notice | Page 1 of 2 2026 Board of Review long notice | Page 2 of 2 Form WI Dept of Revenue9999 Open Book and Board of Review Calendar 2026BOR-C Co-muni Code Municipality County Account No. Report TypeYear Assessment Type Board of Review Start date Start time To be determined later Open Book Start date End date Start time To be determined later To be determined later 2026 13008 DANE TOWN OF BLOOMING GROVE 0339 ORIGINAL Annual Review/Maintenance 05/14/2026 05/14/2026 11:00 AM 06/01/2026 05:30 PM Page of 1 2 Board of Review Member Training Affidavit This affidavit confirms that one or more Board of Review (BOR) voting members attended training before the BOR met, satisfying state law (sec. 70.46(4), Wis. Stats.). STATE OF WISCONSIN County of Co-muni code I, , the clerk for the , swear the following BOR voting member(s), who represent(s) the municipality's chief executive officer or the officer's designee(s), attended a Wisconsin Department of Revenue approved BOR training program before the BOR's first meeting. (sec. 70.46 (4), Wis. Stats.) BOR member(s) and attendance date: DANE 13008 John Wright TOWN OF BLOOMING GROVE Name Date FRANK WOZNICK, JR. 05/27/2026 Name Date JOHN WRIGHT 03/13/2026 Date electronically filed Clerk email 05-29-2026 08:21 AM bgadmin@blmgrove.com PA-107 (R. 02-26) Wisconsin Department of Revenue Board of Review Member Training Affidavit Preparer Information Name Email Title Phone Under penalties of law, I declare this form and all attachments are true, correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Do you agree with the statement above? YES NO Signature Statement Submission Information You successfully submitted your report. Print a copy for your records. Comuni code: Submission date: Confirmation: Submission type: John Wright 608-223-1104 Clerk/Treasurer bgadmin@blmgrove.com X 13008 05-29-2026 08:21 AM PA10720260339O1779817538775 ORIGINAL PA-107 (R. 02-26) Wisconsin Department of Revenue Town of Blooming Grove Ordinance 1.02 - 9.4.03 Page 1 ORDINANCE NUMBER 1.02 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF BLOOMING GROVE RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION ABOUT INCOME AND EXPENSES REQUESTED BY THE ASSESSOR IN PROPERTY ASSESSMENT MATTERS WHEREAS, as part of the Budget Adjustment Act, 1997 Wisconsin Act 237, a number of significant changes regarding property tax assessment appeals and Board of Review procedures were enacted; and WHEREAS, as Section 279(k) of 1997 Wisconsin Act 237, Section 70.47(7)(af) of the Wisconsin Statutes was created; and WHEREAS, Section 70.47(7)(af), Wis. Stats., requires that the municipality provide by ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under Section 70.47(7)(af), Wis. Stats. and shall provide exceptions for persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of the court, NOW, THEREFORE, the Town Board of the Town of Blooming Grove, Dane County, Wisconsin, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Confidentiality. Whenever the Assessor, in the performance of the Assessor's duties, requests or obtains income and expense information pursuant to Section 70.47(7)(af), Wis. Stats., or any successor statute thereto, then, such income and expense information that is provided to the Assessor shall be held by the Assessor on a confidential basis, except, however, that said information may be revealed to and used by persons: in the discharging of duties imposed by law; in the discharge of duties imposed by office (including, but not limited to, use by the Assessor in performance of official duties of the Assessor's office and use by the Board of Review in performance of its official duties); or pursuant to order of a court. Income and expense information provided to the Assessor under Section 70.47(7)(af), unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is, per Section 70.47(7)(af), not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Section 19.35(l), Wis. Stats. Section 2. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance is invalid or unconstitutional, or if the application of this Ordinance to any person or circumstances is invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional provision or application. Town of Blooming Grove Ordinance 1.02 - 9.4.03 Page 2 Section 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage and posting or publication, as provided by law. The above and foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Blooming Grove at a regular meeting held on the 9th day of September, 2003. ___________________________ Chairman Tom Anderson ___________________________ Supervisor Arnie Berg ___________________________ Supervisor Kathie Linzmeier ___________________________ Supervisor Carol Mahnke ___________________________ Supervisor Jean Stube I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance relating to confidentiality of information about income and expenses requested by the assessor was published as a Class 1 notice under ch. 985, Wis. Stats., on the 10th day of September, 2003. Date: ____________________ __________________________ Clerk