Show County Commission Minutes The following it not an olfividl copy of the minute of the meeting of the Millard County Commissioner tin Monday Sept 2b An offiual copy of the minute on file for review with the Millard I ounty Clerk Public was welcomed The meeting began at 10 00 a m after a brief welcome by Commissioner Cooper to the public and Commission members Commissioner Smith made a motion to pay $13000 for the Indigent Capital Defense Trust Fund The motion carried Review of the charity plan for Delta Community and ('enter Fillmore Community Center The Commissioners will be reviewing this plan at a later time Possible adoption of Millard a County resolution no resolution changing the number of members from three members to five members for administration control board of the Millard County Special District No appointing two additional members and setting terms This item was tabled until next weeks meeting A motion was made to appoint Stan Robison as Justice Pro Tern for West and ast Millard Justice Courts and Ron Mare as Justice Pro Tern lor Vest Millard Justice Court and Debra llaveron as Justice Pro Tern lor ast Millard Justice Court Millard County Attorney LeRay Jackson explained these appointments are being set in place to have another person step in and cov er the bench to enable things to run more smoothly in case there is ever a conflict with one of the Judges The motion carried Millard ( ounty Assessor Jim Talbot - Board of qualiation Review ot Master I ist ol ( hanges Commissioner Smith made a motion to convene as the Board ol The time was turned qualiation over to Alono Cahoon lor comments Mr ( almon purchased some property and has made some improveTaxes have gone up ments on it every improvement made and a businessman the opportunity is not there to get the expenses of provements bak Taxation is a terrent for businesses to fix up and enhance their properties in Fillmore is not any Property with a Me cheaper than property in Delta questioned the rate of taxing businesses in Fillmore (fa 90 cents vs Delta businesses a $17$ or $2 Businesses trying to rebuild ter years shouldn't be penalV hy did ized by a higher tax rate the Assessor go to the state to gel help with commercial businesses Me would like an explanation ol the formula used to do a property evaluations Me thinks all businesses should be treated as IPP where values go down every year even with improvements Rebecca ( ahoon spoke for herself as a business partner and in half of the businesses represented by the Delta Chamber of ( ommerce The businesses have questions with the formula used for commercial assessment and would like the information about the formula to be used in making future business cisions They would like to know il there are any discounts given to larger businesses m the area and what are the terms' Are there any discounts for smaller businesses’ illmore and Why the variance in tax rates9 They were told commercial businesses had not been lor fifteen years because of a lack ol funds and that is why the State Task Force helped in the process Isn't this a conflict of interest They want to know if something could be done now so that it doesn't happen again in five years The businessmen that came into Board of I qualiation are grateful for the changes made on the assessments of their properly Did the businessmen not attending the Board of qualiation have any Senior Health Insurance Agents Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Enrollment Become part of the 2006 Part D Enrollment Team Develop Leads and Help Seniors make informed decisions Full Training Provided - Work within Local Pharmacies Earn up to $6000 monthlyl Seminars forming now in you region Email for Seminar Details: utpartdenrofterscfbnetcom Statement oixf of Ownership Management - end Circulation USPS mrmaiss oe m wo wMwyiitw HUM mm uff Mwmr dm poitni? m ta jr Millard County ml taxes across the board were toned lo taisc the tax I he best wav to get some cs agim changes in the legislature is tor cv cry me to write letters to the govern ment leaders ahoon asked what slcps Alono can he taken in the lulure to make things better and alleviate problems in future Assessor lalbot said thit an am cle will be pul in the ncvvspipei that shows the formula being used to as sess properties making it jv ill thle tried action taken on their propertv taxes If the process wasn donecorrectlv thenwhv weren't those businesses included for a change Assessor lalbot said every proper ty was looked at and corrections were made if necessary More information was given to the Assessor's Office that helped make a better decisions on the evaluations The tax evaluation is a complicated process Rent leases and income are looked at in addition to many other factors The first rule of assessment is location cation location One of the reasons for the difference in Fillmore at 90 cents and Delta City at $1 7$ or $2 00 the rate is based on sales Alco and Family Dollar Store sales were not included lo in the average land comparisons the Assessor's knowledge there were no tax breaks given to either Alco or Family Dollar by Millard ( ountv Land is taxed as if it were vacant and then the buildings’ values are added Assessor Talbot said that he had been encouraged bv past Commissioners not to do a commercial properly tax aluations but he was to a point he had too When he was asked by the ( ommissioners lor the names he didn want to reveal their names he Slate does a study on everv conn ly and the county must be willun a It) percent on any factor or the will step in 1 he property s value is examined every year and the commercial piop ertieseverv live vears he general lax rale is allccied hv the centrally assessed tax rate The current ( ounty ( ommissioners were against the Slate coming down to do the evaluations hey said it was their opinion an assessment he should be done every five vears rise ill the re evaluations after a lit period is quite a olt to the The businessmen ( ommissioneis encouraged the Assessor lo go ahead and do a commercial piopcrtv re evaluation everv live yenis Mr ( alimm said the business es also need help and that monev should not be always be spent on facilities in the countv that he have to be maintained ountv should be pulling monev hack into the business comnimnlv lo help the Me asked community look good it the same evaluation rale could ex lend for live years and tlun make adustrnents it there are changes to the property Me asked what can be done lo bring life into Millard ( ountv Assessor lalbot said what was said makes sense but 'tali Stale aw does he values not allow that to happen are looked at every veai and adpist ments are made ( oinmissioner ( ooper said a meet ( with ing w ill be set up through the legislators lor our area to discuss centrally assessed property he proh leni is that over the past twenty vears there has been a centralis assessed tax shift and it is a slatew ule problem The businesses that are centralis as scssed and not locally assessed have all kinds of advantages given lo them hy Utah State fax ( omnussion and bust they are not granted to small nesses fhe ( oininisxioncrs object to that (act and think it is not tan f he legislature has to be com meed to merv ( ountv change this practice to and lliev people to look at Assessor lalbot updited the rein lining ommissioneis on die changes lo be made on coinmeuial for ( Chronicle r!?norip 3 O- Progress propeitv es illiniums not previously tide is om mote mold reported lb it was not in ind he suggested ill u the building on llus propeitv be tolled due and die land si lo last veais Ml die at the present value biisi Hesses will he notified of the changes mil then the owner has llurtv dies to make an ippeal to the Stale ni! list will be pupated and given lo leik oniiinssioncis and the M m o onm h ill hi mlimlis k rniNitriG news? SEE US AT tfyriviuTi TioyjiT- Mlice otumissiniiet Smith m ule a mo lo iccept die changes to local lettei assessed propeilies be sent to lax pavers who uccivcd a change to then nv dilations appeals will need lo be done with ( 40 North 300 West Delta UT 84624 435 turn OS 21 prostate? — mrTrf'i r If you don’t know your prostate time to get acquainted This year alone 233000 men will be diagnosed with prostai- it’s mi- n you’re 40 or over talk to your doctor rljnni prostate cancer screening For more infnn visit UCAN at wwwucanee If nr ucan 7 l' fit h ‘II " ft mm Oct 455 W 100 S ION 151M Auction Preview & ’ FiIlmoi Auction Begins at 10:00 u- jLJ For more information call the Millard County Auditor's Office at (435) Progress October 5 21X55 - fy Office Equipment Cabinets Televisions Filing Pool Covers Chain Link Fencing Pond Liners Mowers Lumber Livestock Panels Dump Truck Baseball Scoreboards Dump Bed Portable Qencrators Snow Blower Various Lengths & Sizes of Drill Pip 743-- Auction to be conducted by Knight Auction Services ' a m Rcoistration will be from 8 ehidcs the Millard County Chronicle WE What in this world Indoor Arena in in till lllllllll '"III vt innliiimd ti of o Surplus Saturday Published i' n n II 5 9? r |