2014-05-14 CC Mintues - Approved

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CITY OF CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING May 14, 2014 6:30 p.m. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City of Centerville held their regularly scheduled meeting of May 14, 2014 at City Hall, 1880 Main Street. PRESENT: Mayor Tom Wilharber Council Member Jeff Paar Council Member Steve King Council Member D. Love ABSENT: Council Member Fehrenbacher STAFF: City Administrator Dallas Larson City Engineer Mark Statz Legal Counsel Kurt Glaser I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Wilharber called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. AWARDS/PRESENTATIONS/APPEARANCES 1. Mr. Kenneth Tolzmann, SAMA (City Assessor) Mr. Tolzmann stated that the Board of Equalization/Open Book procedure is the first process in establishing a tax levy for next year. Next the City will prepare a budget and once that is completed, Truth in Taxation Notices will be forwarded to residents in November. Mr. Tolzmann explained that he advocates on behalf of taxpayers while maintaining a duty upholding property tax laws. Mr. Tolzmann also explained how the valuation of homes are derived; by stating that “qualified sales” (not bank sales, relative sales, foreclosure sales or any other type of sales that would not be representative of market value (short sales)) are utilized and compared with unsold properties to establish the upcoming years values. Mr. Tolzmann reported that the current period will use sales from October, 2012 to October, 2013 in which 47 homes were qualified sales and used as comparables which was a 30% increase from the previous year. Mr. Tolzmann felt that this was a representation of improvement in the real estate market. Mr. Tolzmann stated that the taxable market value of homes increased by 12.8% rather than last years’ decline of 2.1%. Mr. Tolzmann reported that there have been 8 foreclosure sales and 28 good sales in 2014.