The City’s contracted revaluation firm, Associated Appraisal, will have staff present to discuss how they arrived at your assessed value. If you wish to meet with an appraiser, please call Associated Appraisal at 920-967-3638 to schedule an appointment.

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW

The Board of Review for the City of Menasha will meet on the 27th day of May, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. at City Hall, 3rd Floor Council Chambers, 140 Main Street, Menasha, WI for the purpose of calling the Board of Review into session during the thirty day period beginning on the 2nd Monday of May, pursuant to Sec. 70.47(1) of Wis. Statues. Due to the fact the assessment roll is not completed at this time, it is anticipated that the Board of Review will be adjourned until the 17th day of June, 2008 at 9:00 a.m., City Hall, 3rd Floor Council Chambers, 140 Main Street, Menasha, WI, for the purpose of reviewing real and personal property in the City of Menasha.    

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the board of Review and procedural requirement if appearing before the Board:

No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the board of review may contact, or provide information to, a member of the board about that person’s objection except at a session of the board.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the board by telephone or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the clerk of the Board of Review notice as a whether the person will ask for removal of any Board members and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

When appearing before the Board of Review, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the board by telephone or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method of valuation; unless the person supplies to the assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the Assessor’s manual under s. 73.03 (2a) of Wis Statutes, that the assessor requests. The municipality or county shall provide by ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph and shall provide exceptions for persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1) of Wis Statutes.

To schedule an appointment before the Board of Review, please complete the

Notice of Intent to File Objection and Objection Form for Real Property Assessment and return them both to the City Clerk’s office at least 48-hours prior to the Board of Review.

The Board of Review functions like a court in that it is required to evaluate evidence based on facts. You must provide factual information showing your property is incorrectly assessed.

Menasha City Clerk

140 Main Street

Menasha, WI  54952

920-967-3603

For more information about property assessment and taxation in Wisconsin, please review Guide for Property Owners provided by the Department of Revenue.