Board of Tax Assessor Regular Session Monday, January 12, 2026 04:00 PM Effingham County Administration Complex

The Georgia Conflict of Interest in Zoning Action Statue (O.C.G.A. §§ 36-67A-1 et seq.) requires disclosure of certain campaign contributions made by applicants for rezoning actions and by opponents of rezoning application. A rezoning applicant or opponent of a rezoning application must disclose contributions or gifts which in aggregate total $250.00 or more if made within the last two years to a current member of Effingham County Planning Board, Board of Commissioners, or other Effingham County official who will consider the application. The campaign contribution disclosure requirement applies to an opponent of a rezoning application who publishes his or her opposition by appearance before the Planning Board or Board of Commissioners or by any other oral or written communication to a member or members of the Planning Board or Board of Commissioners. Disclosure must be reported to the Board of Commissioners by applicants within ten (10) days after the rezoning application is filed and by opponents at least five (5) days prior to the first hearing by the Planning Board. Any person knowing failing to comply with these requirements shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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I.Call to Order

II.Invocation

III.Staff Present

IV.Executive Session

  1. 1.Enter into Executive Session

  2. 2.Exit Executive Session

V.Elections

  1. 1.Vote for Chairman of the Board of Tax Assessors

  2. 2.Vote for Vice-Chairman of the Board of Tax Assessors

  3. 3.Vote for Board of Tax Assessors Secretary

VI.Agenda Approval

VII.Approval of Minutes

  1. 1.December 1, 2025, Regular Session Minutes

VIII.Consent Agenda

  1. 1.January 12, 2026, Errors and Releases

IX.Old Business

  1. 1.Bring to the Table, Ava Dantis' Appeal Waiver

  2. 2.Cuva Previously Tabled

X.New Business

  1. 1.Public Utilities

  2. 2.Audit NOA's for Approval

  3. 3.Cuva Under 10 Acre Approvals

  4. 4.Cuva Owner Requested Breach

  5. 5.Cuva Final Breach- 45 Day Appeal

  6. 6.Cuva New Approvals

  7. 7.Cuva Continuations

  8. 8.Cuva Breach Without Penalty

  9. 9.2011 Honda Civic Motor Vehicle Appeal

  10. 10.2026 Social Security Maximum for Homestead Exemption

  11. 11.2026 Disabled Veteran and Surviving Spouse Final Homestead Maximum

  12. 12.January 12, 2026, Homestead Approvals

  13. 13.January 12, 2026, Homestead Denials

  14. 14.January 12, 2026, Appeal Waivers and Withdrawals

XI.Staff Report

XII.Adjournment