(a) The Battle Creek Board of Review shall meet at the City Hall with its starting date the Wednesday following the second Monday in March, with a start time as required by the General Property Tax Act, meeting for at least the minimum amount of time required by the Act, and continuing until its work is completed as required by law.
(b) After the Board of Review completes the review of the assessment roll, a majority of the Board of Review shall indorse the roll and sign a statement to the effect that the roll is the assessment roll for the year in which it has been prepared and approved by the Board of Review.
(c) The completed assessment roll shall be delivered by the appropriate assessing officer to the county equalization director not later than the tenth day after the adjournment of the Board of Review, or the Wednesday following the first Monday in April, whichever date occurs first.
(d) One of the Board members shall be chosen annually by a majority of the Board to act as Chair of the Board of Review.
(e) The City Assessor shall act as Secretary to the Board but shall not be entitled to vote, and shall be responsible for keeping a record of all proceedings, which shall be preserved for the period of time set out in the State of Michigan General Record Retention and Disposal Schedule for City Offices, Section 3 Assessor records.
(f) The business which the Board of Review may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the Board held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976. Notice of the date, time, and place of the meeting of the Board of Review shall be given at least one week before the meeting by publication in a generally circulated newspaper serving the area. The notice shall appear in three successive issues of the newspaper where available.
(Ord. 07-2022. Passed 4-19-22.)