HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0201 (2)• The tax department will only provide estate planning information when asked,
and then, it will only be relevant to how qualification for present use will be affected.
• The tax department will soon hire an individual to work in the present use
program. During the interim period, Tax Administrator Bill Doolittle will serve as the
present use application intake person and answer any questions about the program.
• The tax department is currently processing over 150 present use applications.
Mr. Doolittle said other improvements were being reviewed, but the information
shared provided an update to this point in time.
Chairman Johnson asked about statute changes that would disqualify individuals
from farm use. He said there was an understanding the tax department would provide a
grace period.
Doolittle said, "Within whatever restrictions that the statutes puts on us, we want
to provide as much grace period as we can."
Johnson asked if the department had settled on a timeframe.
Doolittle said it depended on the type of situation -- if it happened to be a
forestry application, more time would be provided than if it were just an ownership
change. He said forestry might be a year or more and an ownership change might be 90
or 120 days. Doolittle said it really depended on the kind of change -- it was extended
as far as the tax office could go to give people a reasonable amount of time. He said,
"A lot of it basically is going to be the next listing period, which is almost a year. Mr.
Doolittle said the office was also going to send a letter to everyone in the present use
program, not asking them to do anything, but just to provide information.
Call for a Public Hearing on April 6, 2004 Regarding the Rural Operating
Assistance (ROAP) Application for FY 04-05: Transportation Director Ben Garrison
requested permission to apply for annual funding, and he said a public hearing was
needed to begin the process. Garrison said the hearing would give him a chance to
explain in more detail the following programs and requested funding.
Funding to be Requested
Elderly & Disabled Transportation Assistance $69,196
Work First $12,880
Rural General Public $56,117
Discretionary Rural General Public $50,000
Garrison said the ICATS ridership had been increasing, and it had been noted
that much of the increase was from people needing rides to work. He said the hours
might change to aid these people. Garrison said 12% of the county's population did not
have a vehicle.
OTIO by Commissioner Tice to hold a public hearing on April 6, 2004, at
7:00 p.m., for the Rural Operating Assistance Program Application.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Request for Approval of a $4,200 MBAJ Contract Increase for Additional
Engineering Needed to Rebuild the Earth Dam for the Existing Pond at the New
Social Services Building Site: Support Services Director Vernon said the architects for
the new social services building had suggested that the best alternative to handle storm
drainage discharge would be to route all drainage into the existing pond for a single
collection point. He said another suggestion would be to rebuild the existing earth dam
to eliminate any problems associated with the improvements that might occur on the