[Vision2020] Commmittee Emails II

[Donovan Arnold]

Art Deco <deco at moscow.com> wrote:                Unless the law has recently changed, assessed value and actual   market value should be the same.  The budget of the county/city determines   in part the proportionate amount each taxpayer pays based on their assessed   value.
   
  Here are some proposed questions for the county treasurer and   county clerk:
   
  Treasurer:  What options does the county treasurer have   at law to invest the county's money?
   
  Clerk:  Do you favor making all or select county public   records accessible over the internet.  If so, what records and what is your   plan to accomplish this?
   
  W.
   
   

  ----- Original Message -----   From: Donovan Arnold 
  To: Bruce   Livingston ; Art   Deco ; Chasuk ;   Jennifer   McFarland 
  Cc: Bill   London ; Donovan Arnold ; Barrett   Schroeder ; Vision 2020 
  Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 3:55 PM
  Subject: Re: candidate questionnaire--responses

  

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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