Gilpin County board accepts hearing officer's recommendations for 81 property appeals
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Summary
The Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners, sitting as the board of equalization, voted 3-0 to adopt a resolution accepting hearing officer Jim Wales's recommendations on 81 appeal cases heard July 23. Staff reported 9,030 notices mailed and 303 appeals were filed.
The Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners, sitting as the board of equalization, voted 3-0 on Aug. 5 to accept the hearing officer's recommendations in 81 property-value appeals heard July 23. An unidentified commissioner moved to adopt resolution 25-094 to accept the hearing officer's professional recommendations; another commissioner seconded the motion and the board approved it unanimously.
Clerk and Recorder Sahari McCormick summarized the appeals process and results for the record. "On July 23, residents who protested their property values had the opportunity to come before a hearing officer," McCormick said, and she asked the board to accept the attached resolution covering the 81 case decisions. McCormick told commissioners that 9,030 notices of value were mailed by the assessor's office on May 1 and that 303 appeals were received through June 9. "Of the appeals received, 64% were denied, 34% were adjusted, and 2% were satisfied by the assessor," she said.
McCormick also laid out administrative deadlines: property owners had until July 15 to request an independent review for real property and until July 21 for personal property. Those who sought further review met with hearing officer Jim Wales, the assessor and the chief appraisal officer on July 23, she said.
Before the vote, Jack Russell, who identified himself to the board, asked that commissioners clear any conflicts of interest on the record. "One of the things that we should do is to clear conflicts on this matter before you vote," Russell said. Each commissioner responded that they had no conflicts.
The motion to adopt the resolution was called, seconded and passed with a 3-0 tally. The board adjourned the equalization session at 9:05 a.m.
Notes: the resolution number was spoken in several ways on the record (references to 25-094, 25-095 and 205-094 occurred during the discussion); the clerk's packet attached to the agenda should be consulted for the official resolution number and the full list of case identifiers and outcomes.
