Waukesha Board of Review adopts testimony policies, approves assessment roll with corrections and upholds multiple property assessments

The Waukesha City Board of Review on June 6 adopted procedures for sworn telephone and sworn written testimony, approved the city's assessment roll subject to 62 corrections and handled dozens of requests to waive the 48-hour notice requirement for objections. The board also heard contested appeals and sustained assessor valuations in several cases.

The actions affect property owners seeking to appeal 2025 reassessments and set the schedule and process for hearings. Assistant City Attorney Michael Radovich told the board there were no new laws the panel needed to note before business began.

Board members first elected a chair and vice chair, then voted to adopt a Board of Review policy for sworn telephone and sworn written testimony and a separate policy to govern waiver requests for hearings. The board then confirmed receipt of the assessment roll and the affidavits filed by assessors and clerks and approved the roll "subject to the 62 corrections" the assessor marked during open-book review.

After routine items the board considered requests from property owners who missed the 48-hour notice required to reserve a hearing date. The board granted many waivers and denied others after brief explanations from owners or their representatives. Examples of waivers the board approved include: attorney Brian Branca for 823 Northeast Avenue; Amanda Devalde (3611 Hawthorne Hill Drive); Christopher Schafer (1371 Harris Drive); Barton Bender (2001 Brunner Court); Robert Baughto (2315 River…