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Votes at a glance: Board of Equalization adopts audits, decisions and role-change corrections
Summary
At its Jan. 23 meeting the Board approved publication of a Section 40 written decision and adopted multiple state-assessed and county-assessed audits, a nonappearance settlement, and a state assessed roll correction. All recorded motions passed unanimously.
At its Jan. 23 meeting the California State Board of Equalization approved a set of administrative decisions and audits affecting state-assessed properties and property-tax administration. The board recorded unanimous votes on each item.
Summary of actions and outcomes - Item 2 — Southern California Edison Co.: The board approved publication of a non-precedential written decision under Revenue and Taxation Code section 40 memorializing the board’s December 2024 unitary-value action. Motion to adopt staff recommendation was made by Member Vasquez and seconded by Vice Chair Lieber; roll call recorded all "Ayes" and the motion passed.
- Item 3 — CVIN LLC, Property Tax Appeal (nonappearance): Appeals attorney Sarah Wiltman presented a party agreement; the board adopted the parties’ agreement, negating the previously adopted escaped assessment from Jan. 23, 2024. Motion by Member Vasquez, second by Member Schaffer; roll call recorded all "Ayes."
- Item 4 — Chevron USA Incorporated audit: Chief Jack McCool presented the state-assessed-property audit; the board adopted the audit (motion to adopt staff recommendation; second by Controller Cohen). Roll call: unanimous.
- Item 5 — Mariposa Energy, LLC audit: The board adopted a minor-adjustment audit for the Alameda County power plant (motion by Member Schaffer; second by Controller Cohen). Roll call: unanimous.
- Item 6 — AT&T Mobility, LLC audit: The board adopted the audit as presented (motion by Member Vasquez; second by Controller Cohen). Roll call: unanimous.
- Item 7 — Time Warner Cable Information Services, LLC audit: The board adopted the audit (motion by Member Vasquez; second by Controller Cohen). Roll call: unanimous.
- Item 8 — State assessed property roll change (correction under Rev. & Tax. Code §4876): The board adopted a role change to correct a late-reported lease cancellation that affected the 2024 roll; staff will notify the county and the county will handle refunds or revised bills. Motion by Member Vasquez; second by Controller Cohen. Roll call: unanimous.
- Consent items (9 & 10): Adoption of Dec. 17, 2024 meeting minutes and replacement of the December-adopted H2U Hubs summary with a corrected November 20, 2024 information-hearing summary. Motion by Member Vasquez; second by Vice Chair Lieber. Roll call: unanimous.
Why it matters: These votes complete the Board’s statutory oversight steps for state-assessed audits, formalize a Section 40 publication that meets transparency requirements for high-dollar cases, and correct roll data that can affect county billing and taxpayer refunds. The audits and roll actions also start statutory appeal windows for affected parties.
Roll-call practice: For the recorded items the clerk called each member by name. The transcript shows identical "Aye" votes from Chairman Gaines, Vice Chair Lieber, Member Vasquez, Member Schaffer and Controller Cohen for all recorded approvals.
