NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA/NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD No. 1 HEARING
ROOM 406, 1 DR. CARLTON B. GOODLETT PLACE, CITY HALL
MARCH 14, 2000
Under the California Constitution and applicable statutes, hearings
of Assessment Appeals Boards are judicial proceedings. The decisions of Assessment
Appeals Boards must be based exclusively on properly admitted evidence. Assessment
Appeals Boards may not base any factual determinations necessary for their decisions
on anything other than the aforementioned evidence. Information presented through
public comment, unless properly admitted into evidence in compliance with the
Revenue and Taxation Code and of the Property Tax Rules of the State Board of
Equalization, is not evidence upon which Assessment Appeals Boards may base
findings.
The Assessment Appeals Board Agenda packet and documents are
available for review in Room 405 at City Hall. Each item on the Agenda my include
the following documents: (1) An Application for Changed Assessment (2) Comparable
Sale Information (3) Department or Agency Correspondence (4) Public Correspondence.
Public comment will be taken for items on the agenda, as well
as items not on the agenda but under the jurisdiction of the Board. Each member
of the public will be allotted the same number of minutes to speak to the Board.
The Board may limit the total testimony to 30 minutes.
9:30 A.M.
- Public Comment
- Discussion with Attorneys from the Tax Payers and the Assessors Office to
determine the current status of the Viacom Personal Property case.
- Approval of Journals of Proceedings
- Adjournment
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE
- Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching
it's decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and
other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business.
This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and
the City operations are open to the people's review.
For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance
(Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation
of the ordinance, contact Rachel Arnstine-O'Hara by mail to Administrative Services,
#1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 362, by phone at 415.554.6171, by fax
at 415.554.6177, or by e-mail at Rachel_ArnstineO'Hara@ci.sf.ca.us.
Citizens interested in obtaining a copy of the Sunshine Ordinance
can request a free copy from Ms. Arnstine-O'Hara or by printing Chapter 67 of
the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://sfbos.org/sunshine