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Hennepin County Assessor Department Hennepin A-2103 Government Center Viinneapolis. Minnesota 55487-0231 WWW co.henr.epm.rr.n us December 17,2004 To:Members of Local Boards of Appeal and Equalization From; Thomas J. May. Hennepin County Assessor Subject: Local Board of Appeal and Equalization Training A 2003 law requires that a Local Board of Appeal and Equalization cannot be held in 2006 unless at least one voting member present at the meeting has attended an appeals and equalization course developed or approved by the Minnesota Commissioner of Revenue. The purpose of this training is to assist local board members in conducting their Local Boards of Appeal and Equalization meetings. The law, found in Minnesota Statute 274.014, provides in part that: "By no later than January I, 2006, and each year thereafter, there must be at least one member at each meeting of a local board of appeal and ecptalizaiion who has attended an appeals and equalization course developed or approved by the commissioner u itliin the last four years, us certified by the commissioner The course may be offered in conjunction with a meeting of the Minnesota League of Cities or the Minnesota Association of Townships. The course content must include, but need not be limited to, n review of the handbook developed by the commissioner... " To be certain that you have every opportunity to attend a training session that will satisfy the requirements of this law, my office is partnering with the Minnesota Department of Revenue to make this course available to you. The training is scheduled for February 3, 2005. This training session will be held at the Maple Grove Government Center beginning at 2;00 p.m. A representati 'e from the Minnesota Department of Revenue will be conducting the training session. To allow for unforeseen circumstances, you may consider having Nvo representatives go through the training process to insure statutory compliance at your 2006 local board meeting. To be provide sufficient space and materials to conduct this training session, I am asking that you confirm your attendance at this seminar by contacting Jodee Schinkel of ny office at 612 348-3046 by January 3. 2005. If. prior to the 2006 Local Board of Appeal and Equalization, no voting member on ycur Local Board of Appeal and Equalization has attended an approved training session, you will 1 I