MINUTES # 05-11
The Columbus, Georgia, Board of Tax Assessors met Monday, February 14, 2011 at
9:00AM with Chairman Lawton Grantham, Assessor Ann Grantham, Assessor Pat
Hunter and Assessor Scott Boyce present. Also present was Chief Appraiser Betty
J. Middleton. Assessor Derrick Shields was absent.
Assessor Ann Grantham made the motion to approve Min#04-11. Assessor Scott
Boyce seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
Met with Residential Division Manager Bob O?Brien, reviewed and approved the
following:
2011 Map Splits: 6
2011 Field Review: 1
Res Div Mgr Bob O?Brien presented the requests for non-taxability for parcel
Ids 071 052 004, 071 052 008, 071 052 011, 071 052 015 (Britt David Baptist
Church); 029 009 007, 029 020 001 (Grace Baptist Church) and 145 009 002A
(Upatoi United Methodist Church) which were field reviewed by staff. Assessor
Ann Grantham made a motion to approve the requests for non-taxability for PIDs
071 052 004, 071 052 011 and 071 052 015 for 2011 as being used for religious
purposes and to deny tax exempt status for PID 071 052 008 since it is not used
by the church. Assessor Pat Hunter seconded the motion, motion carried with
Assessor Scott Boyce recusing himself. Res Div Mgr Bob O?Brien stated that PID
145 009 002A is used as a parsonage and PIDs 029 009 007 is being prepared to
use for church purposes and 029 020 001 is being used for church purposes. The
Board of Tax Assessors approved the applications for non-taxability for 2011
without a motion.
Met with Commercial Division Manager Linda King. Com Div Mgr Linda King
informed the Board that the Development Authority supplied all the information
needed to move forward with a bond project. She told the Board that the
Development Authority wanted to meet with the Board for a summary of their
process. The Board requested Com Div Mgr Linda King to set up the appointment
on a Monday if possible. She also stated that she had worked 2 ? days getting
up information requested by the Fire Department
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Met with Personal Property Division Manager Oliver Juhan, reviewed and approved
the following:
Assessment Corrections: 2(-)
1(+)
Pers Prop Div Mgr Oliver Juhan discussed return mail on boats valued less than
$7,500 with valid registrations with the DNR and are unable to locate a new
address. The Board said to leave the accounts on the tax roll until the
registrations expire.
The Board of Tax Assessors relocated from the Conference Room to the Rotunda
Room at the Learning Center to view a presentation concerning the Hexion appeal.
Adjourned 12:00Noon.
BETTY J. MIDDLETON
Secretary
APPROVED:____________________________________
______________ _______________ ____________ ___Absent_____
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L E Grantham Jr A C Grantham P B Hunter Derrick
Shields Scott L. Boyce
Chairman Assessor Assessor
Assessor Assessor
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