<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>Practices</strong> <strong>Review</strong> <strong>Panel</strong> Final Report February 2012
Credits <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>Practices</strong> <strong>Review</strong> <strong>Panel</strong> Members Commissioner Appointees: - District 1, John Heino: President of Duluth Economic Development Authority (DEDA) - District 2, John Gellatly: City of Duluth Assessor (retired), former Assistant <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>County</strong> Assessor and Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) expert - District 3, John Vigen (co-chair): Real Estate Appraiser, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>County</strong> Board of Appeal and Equalization member - District 4, Roger Skraba: Mayor of Ely, Small Business owner, past member of the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>County</strong> Board of Appeal and Equalization - District 5, Jim Aird: Real Estate Broker, Midway Town Board Supervisor - District 6, Dawn Cole (co-chair): Real Estate Appraiser, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>County</strong> Board of Appeal and Equalization member, former township contract appraiser - District 7, Frank Bigelow: Real Estate Appraiser, Hibbing City Council member, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>County</strong> Board of Appeal and Equalization member and former City of Hibbing Assessor At-Large Appointees: - <strong>St</strong>eve Abrahamson: Mayor of Tower, Real Estate Appraiser - Jim Fisher: McDavitt Town Board Supervisor, Minnesota Association of Township Officers, President of the National Association of Township Officers - Fran Hubert, small business owner, Fran Hubert & Associates (June-August 2011) succeeded by John Mulder - John Mulder: Hermantown City Administrator - Jan Jackson: Township contract appraiser, Minnesota <strong>St</strong>ate Board of Assessors Local Assessor Representative - Jerry Palmquist: Balkan Town Board Supervisor - Rick Puhek: City of Virginia Assessor - Bruce Sandberg: City of Hibbing Assessor Contributors / Presenters - <strong>St</strong>eve O’Neil, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners - Commissioner Chris Dahlberg - Commissioner Keith Nelson - Commissioner Peg Sweeney - Kevin Gray, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>County</strong> Administrator - Michael Thompson, Scott <strong>County</strong> Assessor - Doreen Pehrson, Chair, Minnesota <strong>St</strong>ate Board of Assessors - Dave Sipila, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>County</strong> Assessor - Kerry Welsh, Assistant <strong>County</strong> Assessor <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>Practices</strong> <strong>Review</strong> <strong>Panel</strong> Final Report February 2012