[Vision2020] candidate questionnaire--responses

[Donovan Arnold]

This assessor question is built on a false premise. Property values are  not based on real market values, and thank God they are not, otherwise  people would be paying about 4x as much in taxes. Properties are more  assessed based on what the expenditures of the city/county are and the  value of a home( about 1/2 real market value - 50% for property owners  on their first home). Local governments can only raise their budgets 5%  a year, not counting the school district which is separate, so they  couldn't legally raise it to market value anyway, well, at least not  and be within state law. 
  
  Best,
  
  _DJA
  
  

Bruce Livingston <livi at turbonet.com> wrote:  I am fine with both of these questions.  BDL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Art Deco" 
To: "Chasuk" ; "Jennifer McFarland" 

Cc: "Bill London" ; "Bruce Livingston" 

; "Donovan Arnold" ; 
"Barrett Schroeder" ; "Vision 2020" 

Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 8:32 AM
Subject: Re: candidate questionnaire--responses


> Perhaps we still need work.
>
> In deference to Bruce's suggestion of a general question for the "minor"
> candidates, perhaps a very specific one for each office might be in order:
>
> Examples:
>
> Assessor candidates:  What procedures should be followed to insure that 
> the assessed value of all properties is as close as possible to their real 
> market value?
>
> Coroner candidates:  What procedures should be followed in the event of an 
> unattended death or a death where there is even some slight probability of 
> criminal activity?
>
> Asking specific office related questions may provide a better insight into 
> a candidates viability.
>
> W.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chasuk" 
> To: "Jennifer McFarland" 
> Cc: "Bill London" ; "Bruce Livingston" 
> 
; "Donovan Arnold" ; 
> "Barrett Schroeder" ; "Art Deco aka W. Fox" 
> 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 10:54 PM
> Subject: Re: candidate questionnaire--responses
>
>
>> On 8/15/06, Jennifer McFarland  wrote:
>>
>>> If we're all part of a committee to decide which questions to ask, 
>>> shouldn't
>>> we all have input into which people are asked questions as well?
>>
>> Barrett has indicated that he doesn't consider himself a member of
>> this committee,  so that excludes him, but I suggest that we take an
>> "aye" or "nay" vote on this matter to get it out of the way.
>>
>> Since it is my suggestion, I'll start the ball rolling.  I don't
>> really care what a coroner's opinion is about anything.  I care that
>> he performs his job professionally, and I cannot personally conceive
>> of any questions that I might ask that would help me make that
>> determination.
>>
>> Of course, maybe we should split this into two issues:
>>
>> 1.  Are you happy with Bill London's list of candidates?
>>
>> 2.  Are you happy with Bill London's proposed questions?
>>
>> I vote "aye" in both instances.
>>
>> Everyone else, please respond ONLY this divisive issue.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Chas
>>
>
> 




 				
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