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Waukesha Board of Review adopts testimony rules, approves assessment roll subject to 62 corrections
Summary
At its June 6 meeting the Waukesha Board of Review adopted policies to allow sworn telephone and sworn written testimony, approved a waiver procedure, and accepted the city's assessment roll conditioned on 62 assessor corrections; staff will notify petitioners of new hearing dates (June 17 or June 24).
The Waukesha Board of Review on June 6 adopted procedures to allow sworn testimony by telephone or in writing and approved a separate policy governing waivers of the 48‑hour notice requirement for filing objections to property assessments.
Assistant City Attorney Michael Radovich told the board there were no new laws affecting the Board’s duties. The board then voted — by standard motion and roll call — to adopt the Board of Review Policy on Procedure for Sworn Telephone and Sworn Written Testimony and the Board policy on Procedure for Waiver of Board of Review Hearing Requests.
The assessor’s office confirmed the city’s assessment roll and supporting affidavits were electronically submitted and linked in SharePoint. The board approved the assessment roll subject to 62 corrections the assessor identified; the motion specified that those corrections be made to the roll and that the roll would be accepted once they were incorporated.
Board members and staff discussed logistics for petitioners whose notices or intent filings missed the 48‑hour deadline. The board heard multiple explanations from property owners and agents — including illness, caregiving duties, delays in U.S. mail delivery, and confusion about forms — and handled dozens of individual waiver requests. Many waivers were approved after petitioners documented contact with the clerk or with the assessor’s office; some were denied when staff concluded petitioners had received sufficient notice.
To accommodate the continuing caseload, the board tentatively scheduled follow‑up Board of Review dates for June 17 and June 24, 2025. Clerks will mail notices informing petitioners of assigned hearing times; if petitioners were granted a waiver they were also instructed to file the formal objection paperwork before leaving the clerk’s office on the day of the meeting.
The board livestreamed and recorded the session; petitioners who were allowed to appear but could not attend in person were in many cases approved to testify by telephone or to submit sworn written statements because they were located out of state or could not travel without significant burden.
