Board denies Pivotal Tax phone testimony, dismisses Fleet Farm objection and schedules follow-up hearings

The West Bend City Board of Review on June 11 denied a request by an out-of-state tax representative to testify by telephone and dismissed at least one objection for failing to complete required objection-form sections.

City Attorney Ian Proust explained the board’s adopted rules for remote testimony and procedural requirements: “The rules of the board that we adopted last year, state that, essentially, the board shall hear, telephone testimony or remote conferencing, upon the request of anybody that is ill or disabled, as long as they present a letter from … a physician … or an advanced practice nurse … that confirms their illness or disability,” Proust said. He noted the representative’s stated reason — being out of state — did not meet the board’s usual remote-testimony criteria.

Board members voted to deny the Pivotal Tax Solutions requests for telephone testimony for multiple objections tied to apartment and dealership…