Town of Bear Bluff BOARD OF REVIEW
June 10th, 2025
8 AM to 10 AM
Town Hall
W919 County Hwy HH, Warrens WI
Agenda:
1. Call Board of Review (BOR) to order & Meeting Recording Announcement.
2. Roll Call - Confirmation of appropriate BOR and Open Meetings notices.
3. Select a Chairperson for BOR.
4. Select a BOR Vice-Chairperson.
5. Verify that at least one BOR member has met the mandatory training requirements.
6. Verify that the Village has an ordinance for the confidentiality of income and expense information
provided to the Assessor under state law (Wis. Stat. § 70.47(7)(af)).
7. Review of new laws.
8. Adoption of amendment to policy regarding the procedure for sworn telephone testimony and sworn
written testimony.
9. Adoption of policy regarding the procedure for waiver of BOR hearing requests.
10. Review the Assessor’s level of assessment (Annual Assessment Report or similar document).
11. Receipt of the assessment roll by the Clerk from the Assessor.
12. Receive the Assessment Roll and sworn statements from the Clerk.
13. Review the Assessment Roll and perform statutory duties:
a. Examine the roll,
b. Correct description or calculation errors,
c. Add omitted property, and
d. Eliminate double-assessed property.
14. Discussion/Action – Certify all corrections of error under state law (Wis. Stat. § 70.43).
15. Discussion/Action – Verify with the Assessor that open book changes are included in the assessment
roll.
16. Allow taxpayers to examine assessment data.
17. During the first two hours, consideration of:
a. Waivers of the required 48-hour notice of intent to file an objection when there is good cause,
b. Requests for waiver of the BOR hearing allowing the property owner an appeal directly to the
circuit court,
c. Requests to testify by telephone or submit a sworn written statement,
d. Subpoena requests, and
e. Act on any other legally allowed or required BOR matters.
18. Review Notices of Intent to File Objection.
19. Proceed to hear objections, if any and if proper notice/waivers given, unless scheduled for another
date.
20. Consider/act on scheduling additional BOR Date(s).
21. Adjourn (to future date if necessary).
Sue Eickelkamp, Town of Bear Bluff
Posted on June 3rd, 2025