[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of St. Joseph as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-4-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-2]
This chapter adopts by reference W.S.A. s. 70.47 (7) (af). Income and
expense information provided by a property owner to an Assessor for the purposes
of establishing the valuation for assessment purposes by the income method
of valuation shall be confidential and not a public record open to inspection
or copying under s. 19.35 (1) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
An officer may make disclosure of such information under the following
circumstances:
A.
The Assessor has access to such information in the performance
of his/her duties.
B.
The Board of Review may review such information when
needed, in its opinion, to decide upon a contested assessment.
C.
Another person or body has the right to review such information
due to the intimate relationship to the duties of an office or as set by law.
D.
The officer is complying with a court order.
E.
The person providing the income and expense
information has contested the assessment level at either the Board of Review
or by filing a claim for excessive assessment under W.S.A. s. 74.37, in which
case the base records are open and public.
