1      BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

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            3                   SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

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            8                    REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT

            9                       APRIL 28, 2015

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           13                      F PUBLIC HEARING

           14      F3 PROPOSED ADOPTION TO PROPERTY TAX RULE 308.6, 

           15     APPLICATION FOR EQUALIZATION BY MEMBER, ALTERNATE 

           16                 MEMBER, OR HEARING OFFICER

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           27                      REPORTED BY:  Kathleen Skidgel 

           28                                     CSR NO. 9039




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            1                        P R E S E N T

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            3    For the Board              Jerome E. Horton 
                 of Equalization:           Chairman
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            5                               Sen. George Runner (Ret.)
                                            Vice Chairman
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            7                               Fiona Ma, CPA
                                            Member
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            9                               Diane L. Harkey
                                            Member   
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           11                               Yvette Stowers 
                                            Appearing for Betty T. 
           12                               Yee, State Controller 
                                            (per Government Code 
           13                               Section 7.9)
                 
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                                            Joann Richmond 
           15                               Chief 
                                            Board Proceedings      
           16                               Division
                 
           17    For Staff:                 Bradley Heller
                                            Tax Counsel IV
           18                               Legal Department
                 
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            1                               450 N STREET

            2                               SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

            3                               APRIL 28, 2015

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            5             MR. HORTON:  Ms. Richmond.  

            6             MS. RICHMOND:  Our next public hearing is 

            7    Item F3, Proposed Amendments to Property Tax Rule 

            8    308.6, Application for Equalization by Member, 

            9    Alternate Member, or Hearing Officer.  

           10             MR. HORTON:  Welcome to the Board, Mr. 

           11    Heller.  Please begin your presentation.  

           12             MR. HELLER:  Thank you very much.  

           13             Again, I'm Bradley Heller from the Legal 

           14    Department.  I'm here to request that the Board vote 

           15    to adopt the Proposed Amendments to Property Tax 

           16    Rule 308.6, Application for Equalization by Member, 

           17    Alternate Member, or Hearing Officer.  

           18             The proposed amendments clarify the current 

           19    conflict of interest provisions applicable to county 

           20    property tax assessment appeals and establish the 

           21    procedures for a clerk of the local assessment 

           22    appeals board to refer an assessment appeal 

           23    application to an alternate assessment appeal board 

           24    in another county.  

           25             And the Board has received letters 

           26    supporting the adoption of the proposed amendments 

           27    from John McKibben, the Chair of the California 

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            1    of Equalization Rules Work Group; and Dale Hough, 

            2    Chief Appraiser for the Assessment Services Division 

            3    of the Los Angeles County Assessors Office.  

            4             MR. HORTON:  Discussion, Members?  

            5             MR. RUNNER:  Move adoption.  

            6             MR. Horton:  Member Runner moves adoption 

            7    of staff -- 

            8             MS. STOWERS:   Second.  

            9             MR. HORTON:  -- recommendation.  Second by 

           10    Member Stowers.  

           11             Without objection, Members, such will be 

           12    the order.  

           13             Thank you, Mr. Heller.  

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            1                   REPORTER'S CERTIFICATE

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            3    State of California    )

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            5    County of Sacramento   )

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            7             I, KATHLEEN SKIDGEL, Hearing Reporter for 

            8    the California State Board of Equalization certify 

            9    that on April 28, 2015 I recorded verbatim, in 

           10    shorthand, to the best of my ability, the 

           11    proceedings in the above-entitled hearing; that I 

           12    transcribed the shorthand writing into typewriting; 

           13    and that the preceding pages 1 through 4 constitute 

           14    a complete and accurate transcription of the 

           15    shorthand writing.

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           17    Dated:  May 4, 2015

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           21                           KATHLEEN SKIDGEL

           22                           Hearing Reporter

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