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The Assessor shall make and complete an assessment roll of the City in the manner and form provided in the general tax law of the State, not later than the last Monday in February of each year, on which date he or she shall file such roll with the Clerk for public inspection during the normal office hours of the Clerk until the date of the convening of the Board of Review, on which date the Clerk shall turn such assessment roll over to the Board of Review.
The Board of Review shall be appointed by the Commission and shall be comprised of three (3) persons having the qualifications required by this charter for officers of the city, who are tax payers to the city, and have been residents of the city for not less than three (3) years. In the first instance, the full Board shall be appointed, one (1) to serve for a term of one (1) year, one (1) to serve for a term of two (2) years, and one (1) to serve for a term of three (3) years. Thereafter, the Commission shall, annually, the last Commission meeting in March appoint one (1) member of the Board to serve for a full term of three (3) years. The Commission shall set the compensation of the Board of Review.
The Board of Review shall convene on such dates and times and at such place as shall, by resolution, be designated by the Commission and shall continue its session from day to day for the purpose of considering and correcting the roll for as many days as directed and designated by the Commission. The Board shall remain in session during such hours as the Commission may designate.
(Amended 5-8-07)
On the first day of its meeting in each year, the Board of Review shall elect one of its members chairman. The Assessor shall be Secretary of the Board and shall attend its meetings with the privilege of participating therein, but without the right to vote upon any decision of the Board. It shall be the duty of the Assessor to keep a permanent record of all proceedings, and to enter therein all resolutions and decisions of the Board. Such record shall be filed with the Clerk within thirty (30) days after the adjournment of the Board. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
The members of said Board shall take the constitutional oath of office which shall be filed with the Clerk. For the purpose of reviewing and correcting assessments, the Board of Review shall have the same powers and perform like duties in all respects as are by the general tax law conferred upon and required of boards of review in townships, in reviewing assessments in townships for township, state and county taxes. It shall hear the complaints of all persons considering themselves aggrieved by assessments, and if it shall appear that any person or property has been wrongfully assessed, or omitted from the roll, the Board shall correct the roll in such manner as it shall deem just. In all cases, the assessment roll shall be reviewed according to the facts existing on the assessment day and no change of the status of any property after said day shall be considered by the Board in making its decisions. Except as otherwise provided by state law, no person other than the Board of Review shall make or authorize any change up on or additions or corrections to the assessment roll.
After the Board shall complete its review of the assessment roll, and on or before the first Commission meeting in March in each year, a majority of its members shall endorse and sign a statement to the effect that the same is the assessment roll of the city for the year in which it has been prepared. The omission of such endorsement shall not affect the validity of such roll. Upon the completion of said roll and from and after midnight following the last day of the meeting of the Board of Review, the same shall be the assessment roll of the city for city taxes on real and personal property that may be authorized by law and under the provisions of this charter and shall be conclusively presumed by all courts and tribunals to be valid and shall not be set aside except for causes set forth in the general laws of the state.
Within three (3) days after the Commission has adopted the budget for the ensuing year, the Clerk shall certify to the Assessor the total amount which the Commission determines shall be raised by general tax; all amounts of special assessments which the Commission required to be assessed or re-assessed upon any property or against any person; and all other amounts which the Commission may determine shall be charged, assessed, or re-assessed against any person or property.
After the last day for the meeting of the Board of Review, the Assessor shall, upon receiving the certification of the several amounts to be raised, as provided in the preceding section, proceed forthwith to spread upon the assessment roll the several amounts determined by the Commission to be charged, assessed, or re-assessed against persons or property; and shall also proceed to spread the amounts of the general city tax according to and in proportion to the several valuations set forth in said assessment roll. For the purpose of avoiding fractions in computation, the Assessor may add to the amount of the several taxes to be raised not more than one (1) percent; said excess shall belong to the city.
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