Board of Review Thursday, July 10, 2025 10:00 AM City Hall Council Chambers 106 Jones St Watertown, WI 53094

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1.Call to order

2.Roll call

3.Confirmation of appropriate Board of Review and Open Meeting notices

4.Select a Vice-Chairperson for Board of Review (Mayor is Chairperson per Code)

5.Verify one or more members have met mandatory training requirement

6.Verify city ordinance for confidentiality of income and expense information provided to  the assessor under state law sec.70.47(7)(af)

  1. a.C. Watertown Confidentiality Ordinance

7.Review of new laws

8.Review policy regarding sworn telephone testimony and sworn written testimony

  1. a.Telephone or Written Testimony Policy

9.Review policy regarding procedure for waiver of Board of Review hearing requests

  1. a.Waiver of Hearing Request Policy 

10.Filing and summary of Annual Assessment Report from Assessor

11.Receipt of assessment roll by clerk from Assessor

12.Receive assessment roll and sworn statement from clerk

13.Review assessment roll and perform statutory duties:

  1. a.Examine the roll

  2. b.Correct description or calculation errors

  3. c.Add omitted property

  4. d. Eliminate double assessed property

14.Discussion/action – Certify all corrections of error under state law (sec 70.43, Wis.  Stats.)

15.Discussion/Action – Verify with Assessor that open book changes are included in the assessment roll.

16.All taxpayers to examine assessment data.

17.During the first two hours, consideration of:

  1. a.Any waivers of the required 48-hour notice of intent to file an objection when there is good cause

  2. b.Any requests for waiver of BOR hearing allowing the property owner an appeal directly to circuit court

  3. c.Any requests to testify by telephone or submit sworn written statements

  4. d.Subpoena requests

  5. e.Act on any other legally allowed/required Board of Review matters

18.Review notices of intent to file objection

  1. a.Intent to File

19.Proceed to hear objections

  1. a.Objections

20.Consider/act of scheduling additional Board of Review date(s)

21.Adjourn (to future date if necessary)