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HALL COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MEETING NOVEMBER 8, 2011 9:05 a.m. Quandt made a motion and Ziola seconded ta go into a Board of Equalization meeting. ROLL CALL VOT� — Present on roll call vote were Scatt Arnold, Pamela Lancaster, Bob McFarland, Daniel Purdy, Gary Quandt, Steve Schuppan and David Ziola. Also present was Deputy County Attorney Jack Zitterkopf and Board Assistant Stacey Ruzicka. NOTIC� OF OPEN ME�TING LAW — Chairman Lancaster read the notice of the open meeting law. MINUTES — Quandt made a motion and Ziola seconded to approve the minutes of the October 25, 2011 meeting. Arnold, Lancaster, McFarland, Purdy, Quandt, Schuppan and Ziola all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. COUNTY TREASURER— DISCUSS AND APPROVE EXEMPTION APPLICATION FOR SALVATION ARMY, 818 WEST THIRD, GRAND ISLAND -- County Treasurer poris Mason presented the exemption application for the Salvation Army, 818 West Third Grand Island for a 1993 GMC Suburban to be used the Christmas Kettle fund raising, transport people to job sites for the kettle season to pick p and drop off people from church and community events and church activities and for food and clothing pickup She recommended appraval under Nebraska State statute 77-2102 and is requesting the County Board's approval. Ziola made a motion and Schuppan seconded ta approve the exemption application for the Salvation Army for the 1993 GMC. Arnold, l.ancaster, McFarland, Purdy, Quandt, Schuppan and Ziola all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried ASSESSOR TERC LITIGATION SUMMARY AND REQUEST FOR AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE �N PENDING TERC APPEALS — County Assessor Jan Pelland and County Attorney Jack Zitterkopf were pr�sent. Ms Pelland stated that in 2a10 there were 15 appeals and of that 7 have been settled. Some af these were the structures at Platte Valley Academy. And they also settled with Swift and 4 cases were dismissed by the opposing party. They did attend 3 hearings and 2 were successful. The appeal on the Grand Island Mall was offered a square faot valu� and that would be a $4,000.00 decrease and th�y did approve the value that the county offered. Mr. Zitterkopf stated that the county board set the value at $2.9 million and the Grand Island Mall was asking for $800,OOO.QO but the value was reduced by $4,OOO.pO. Pelland stated that the case with New Halland is still pending it is scheduled for hearing on February 15, 2�12. This year 24 appeals were the sectian 42 housing and she hopes they will be combined into 1 or 2 hearings. There are 6 on the Piccadilly Apartm�nts and only 11 other appeals. Some were filed as a continuatian for example Grand Island Mall and K Mart filed again. They may not have hearing dates until spring. She is requesting authority