[Adopted as § 2.08 of the 1961 Code]
[Amended 3-12-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-05]
The Board of Review shall consist of the Village President,
the Village Clerk/Treasurer, the Village Manager, one Village Trustee,
and three other adult residents of the Village to be appointed by
the President and confirmed by the Village Board at an April meeting
of the Village Board held after the annual municipal election, or
as soon thereafter as the President deems appropriate.
The term of all members shall expire at the April meeting of
the Village Board held after the annual municipal election.
Alternate members to the Village of Fox Point Board of Review
may be appointed and may serve as follows. Alternate members shall
be Village residents, and may include public officers and public employees.
One alternate member shall be appointed annually by the Village President,
subject to the confirmation of the Village Board, for a term of three
years, provided that initially three alternate members shall be appointed
for terms of one, two and three years, respectively. At the time of
their appointment, each alternate member shall be designated as either
first, second, or third alternate, to establish the priority of all
alternate members, and this priority may be revised annually by the
Village President subject to the confirmation of the Village Board.
The first alternate member shall act with full power when one member
is absent, refuses, or is otherwise unavailable to hear an objection.
The second alternate member shall act with full power when two members
(or one member and the first alternate member) are absent, refuse,
or are otherwise unavailable to hear an objection. The third alternate
member shall act with full power when three members (or two members
and the first or second alternate member; or one member and the first
and second alternate members) are absent, refuse, or are otherwise
unavailable to hear an objection. Additionally, the Village of Fox
Point Village President, subject to confirmation of the Village Board,
may appoint as many alternates as are necessary to establish a quorum
in individual cases.
The Board of Review shall meet at the Fox Point Village Hall,
or some other place designated by the Village Board.
The meeting times of the Board of Review shall be as follows:
A.
The Board of Review of the Village of Fox Point shall meet annually
at any time during the forty-five-day period beginning on the fourth
Monday of April, but no sooner than seven days after the last day
on which the assessment roll is open for examination.
[Amended 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-05]
B.
The Board of Review shall be in session at least one time for a minimum
of two hours, or as otherwise required by state statute, as amended
from time to time.
[Amended 11-11-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-08]
C.
The Board of Review of the Village of Fox Point may adjourn from
time to time until business is complete. If the meeting is adjourned
for more than one day, a written notice shall be posted on the outer
door of the place of the meeting stating the new adjourned date.
The Board of Review shall proceed in compliance with §§ 70.46
and 70.47, Wis. Stats.
A.
A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.
B.
All meetings of the Board of Review of the Village of Fox Point are
to be opened to all citizens at all times. No formal action of any
kind shall be introduced, deliberated upon, or adopted in any closed
session or closed meeting of the Board of Review.
C.
The Clerk/Treasurer of the Village of Fox Point shall keep a record
in the minute book of the proceedings.
D.
Objections to valuations must be submitted in writing on forms approved
by the Department of Revenue.
E.
The objection form shall answer all questions, including, but not
limited to, insurance and appraisal valuations.
F.
The Board of Review of the Village of Fox Point shall not raise or
lower an assessment except after a hearing.
Whenever the Assessor, in the performance of the Assessor's
duties, requests or obtains income and expense information pursuant
to § 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 the 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 § 70.47(7)(af), unless a court determines
that it is inaccurate, is, per § 70.47(7)(af), not subject
to the right of inspection and copying under § 19.35(1),
Wis. Stats.
[Added 7-9-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-06]
Filing documents with the Clerk of the Board of Review may be
accomplished in person, by mail, by facsimile transmission or by e-mail
transmission. In each case, the document is not deemed to be filed
until, and it is only deemed to be filed, if it is complete, and:
it is actually received by the Clerk in hand, in the case of in-person
delivery, mail or facsimile; or it is opened by the Clerk, in the
case of e-mail. No document transmitted by facsimile transmission
or by e-mail transmission while the Board of Review is in session
shall be deemed filed with the Clerk during the session. Any message
left orally by telephone voice recording or other electronic means,
similarly, is not deemed to be received until such message is actually
heard by the Clerk. The party transmitting the document or message
is solely responsible for ensuring its timely and complete receipt
and filing.
