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71 <br />254_ <br />MINUTES OF ADJOURNED MEETING- _ <br />BOARD OF EQUALIZATION <br />AUGUST 122 1947 <br />10:00 A. M. <br />ON ROLL CALL, the following were present: Councilman Carl A. Britschgi, Floyd D. Granger, <br />H. E. Holmquist, George W. McNulty, Arthur V. Swift, Mayor W. W. Hilton and City <br />Clerk R. S. Dodge. Also present were: City Manager E. W. Blom, City Attorney Cuth- <br />bert B. Currie, City Assessor -Auditor John J. Brophy, Police Chief C. L. Colins. N <br />i <br />Absent: Councilman W. M. Werder. ^ <br />MAYOR HILTON ANNOUNCED that the City Council was again sitting as a Board of Equalization <br />w <br />and <br />asked for any protests to the assessment roll. The following <br />appeared: <br />Mrs. <br />Ellwood Poston, 158 Warwick Street. The matter was referred <br />to the City Asses- <br />sor <br />and the Cleminshaw Company advised that they would recheck her property. <br />Michael Counihan, 239 Rogers Street. Atter a discussion with the <br />protestant and <br />Mr. <br />William Cleminshaw, it was the recommendation of the appraiser that no change <br />be made in the assessment. <br />Mr. <br />James Whitehead, 58 Lowell Street, again appeared but at this <br />time there was <br />no recommendation from the City Assessor as to the assessment on this property. <br />Councilman Britschgi asked Mr. William Cleminshaw if they had had a preconceived <br />figure at which they wished to arrive when revaluing the property. Mr. Cleminshaw <br />advised that they did not have. Schedules were used for determining the value of <br />property of the same type and, in answer to an inquiry from Mayor Hilton, he advised <br />that the city may have had hopes of a larger valuation but that from the appraisal <br />firm's standpoint they were merely interested in equalizing the valuations. He <br />explained in some detail the method used inc.determining the valuation. <br />City Attorney Currie reported that in regard to American Legion property, he be- <br />lieved <br />lieved � <br />that the area where the building is situated was exempt from taxation but <br />that it required an affidavit to be filed on the first day of April. He read <br />Section 215 of the Revenue and Taxation Code from which he based his opinion. City <br />Assessor Brophy advised that the Attorney General had issued an opinion that this <br />section was unconstitutional. He further advised that the Legion had filed an <br />exemption affidavit but that he had returned it on the basis that it was not exempt. <br />The City Attorney was to obtain an opinion from the Attorney General in regard to <br />this section and make a report to the Council. <br />City Assessor Brophy advised that under -.State law if a property owner has not been <br />assessed for property owned by him and has not paid taxes, the city can require <br />payment for the past two years of taxes plus penalties. He asked the Council what <br />their wishes were in the matter. The Council was in accord that an effort should' <br />be made to collect such taxes, although they were of the belief that each case <br />should be considered individually. It was finally decided that the City Assessor <br />should attempt to collect all back taxes that are due the city and if there are <br />any adjustments to be made the Council can take action. @FI <br />COUNCILMAN GRANGER MOVED, seconded by Councilman Britschgi, that the meeting be adjourned <br />until 10:00 A. M., Wednesday, August 13, 1947- Motion passed unanimously. <br />0 <br />7 <br />44kkpll_� <br />RALPH S. DO GE <br />Clerk of the City of Redwood City <br />