MINUTES # 17-06
The Columbus, Georgia, Board of Tax Assessors met Wednesday, May 3, 2006, at
2:00PM with Chairman William Braxton, Assessors Lawton E. Grantham Jr., Richard
Stallings, Ann Grantham, and Pat Hunter present. Also present was Interim Chief
Appraiser Betty J. Middleton.
Assessor Lawton Grantham made a motion to approve Minutes # 16-06, Assessor Pat
Hunter seconded the motion, motion carried unanimously.
Met with City Attorney Clifton Fay and Attorney Kent Beals regarding personal
property account numbers 00111901 and 00112001. After lengthy discussion of
values before and after arbitration for the years 2001 and 2002, Mr. Beals
exited the meeting. The Board of Tax Assessors agreed to recommend for the year
2003, the 2002 arbitration value excluding taxable inventory returned by the
company for account # 00111901. For the years 2004 and 2005 the arbitrated
value would be indexed by 5% each year excluding taxable inventory returned by
the company. The appeal for the year 2004 was not received timely and deemed
late. The values for the years 1997 through 2000 remain as they are, if Mr.
Beals agrees to the recommended values for 2003, 2004 and 2005. The value for
account # 00112001 stays as it is. These recommendations are to be submitted to
the City Attorney Clifton Fay to be forwarded to Mr. Beals.
Met with Residential Division Chief Bob O?Brien, reviewed and approved the
following:
2006 Map Splits: 6
Met with Commercial Division Chief Linda King, reviewed and approved the
following:
Multiple Years Map Split: 1
2004 Appeal: 1
Demolition: 1
Met with Personal Property Division Chief Oliver Juhan, reviewed and approved
the following:
Assessment Corrections: 3(+)
Freeport Applications: 3(Approved)
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Adjourned 4:50PM.
BETTY J. MIDDLETON
Secretary
APPROVED:____________________________________
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W B Braxton L E Grantham Jr R L Stallings A C
Grantham P B Hunter
Chairman Assessor Assessor
Assessor Assessor
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