Columbus, Georgia

Georgia's First Consolidated Government

Post Office Box 1340
Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
(706) 653-4013
fax (706) 653-4016

Council Members

MINUTES # 08-10



The Columbus, Georgia, Board of Tax Assessors met Monday, February 22, 2010 at

9:00AM with

Chairman William Braxton, Assessor Lawton Grantham, and Assessor Pat Hunter

present. Also

present was Chief Appraiser Betty J. Middleton. Assessor Ann Grantham and

Assessor Derrick Shields

were absent.



Assessor Pat Hunter made the motion to approve Min#06-10. Assessor Lawton

Grantham seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.



Assessor Pat Hunter made the motion to approve Min#07-10. Assessor Lawton

Grantham seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.



The Board also reviewed and approved the following VA letters of application

for VA homestead exemptions for 2010:

Harris 099 024 010

Schlagerait 059 036 009

Henry 108 001 017



Met with Mr. Brown concerning VA exemption for PID 144 008 009. Mr. Brown

stated that he does not like to pay for someone else?s mistakes. The Board

reviewed the copy of the notification Mr. Brown received granting him his

exemption for being a disabled veteran. The Board explained to Mr. Brown that

both sentences had to be read together and the second sentence is stating that

he is to receive his VA exemption for 2009. Mr. Brown supplied the documents

requested by the Board and his mortgage statement indicated that he had been

escrowed just for a vacant lot. The Board took no action.



Mr. Sprouse and Mr. Ellis had an appointment with the Board of Tax Assessors,

but postponed the meeting.



Met with Personal Property Division Manager Oliver Juhan, reviewed and approved

the following:



Assessment Corrections: 2(+)

1(-)

Approval of Freeport Applications Only: 3



Adjourned 9:40AM.





BETTY J. MIDDLETON

Secretary



APPROVED:____________________________________



__________ _______________ ___Absent____ ____________ ___Absent

______

W B Braxton L E Grantham Jr A C Grantham P B

Hunter D Shields

Chairman Assessor Assessor

Assessor Assessor



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