1      BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

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            9                        JULY 28, 2015

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           14                           ITEM M 

           15                 OTHER CHIEF COUNSEL MATTERS

           16                          ITEM M2  

           17        DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR, 

           18      SPECIAL TAXES AND FEES DEPARTMENT - RELIEF FROM 

           19       LIABILITY - TAX OR FEE, INTEREST, AND PENALTIES

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           27                      REPORTED BY:  Kathleen Skidgel 

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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
                 
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           18    For Staff:                 Kimberly Willy
                                            Tax Counsel III
           19                               Legal Department
                 
           20                               Randy Ferris
                                            Chief Counsel
           21                               Legal Department
                 
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            1                               450 N STREET

            2                               SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

            3                               JULY 28, 2015

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            5             MS. RICHMOND:  Our next item is M2, 

            6    Delegation of Authority to Deputy Director, Special 

            7    Taxes and Fees Department - Relief from Liability - 

            8    Tax or Fee, Interest and Penalties.  

            9             MR. HORTON:  Member Runner.  

           10             MR. RUNNER:  Move staff recommendation.  

           11             MR. HORTON:  Member Runner moves staff 

           12    recommendation.  Second by Member Harkey.  

           13             Without objection, Members, such will be 

           14    the order.  

           15             My apologies, but thank you.  

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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 July 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 3 constitute 

           14    a complete and accurate transcription of the 

           15    shorthand writing.

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           17    Dated:  July 29, 2015

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           21                           KATHLEEN SKIDGEL

           22                           Hearing Reporter

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