S In this Issue: V P o The Schell’s Brewery Tradition l PAGE 16 R u m Announcing the 2011 Equal Eyes I e Photo Contest N PAGE 20 33 Spotlight on Region 9’s G “Big Cities” N QUAL PAGE 21 u E m Lake Vermilion State Park 2 b PAGE 36 e 0 r Classif-Eyeds: Hillcrest Golf Club PAGE 41 1 124 New Department: 1 The Chair’s Corner YES PAGE 44 Offi cial Publication of the Minnesota Association of Assessing Offi cers www.mnmaao.orgE Spring 2011 | Equal Eyes 1 Volume 33 Number 124 SPRING 2011 Article to suggest, letter to the editor, or any other correspondence for EQUAL EYES? Send to: EQUAL EYES Equal Eyes Managing Editor PO Box 41576 Features Plymouth, MN 55441 12 Getting to Know the Editorial Committee’s [email protected] Newest Members 16 The Schell’s Brewery Tradition 20 2011 Equal Eyes Photo Contest Announcement 21 Spotlight on MAAO Region 9 “Big Cities” 34 Region 9 Big Cities Featured Property: Eidem Historical Farm 36 Lake Vermilion State Park 43 Property Tax Working Group Update 10 42 Departments 3 In the Know 4 Boards, Directors, Chairs, and Representatives 16 6 President’s Connection 8 Commissioner’s Comments 9 MAAP Update 10 Let’s Get Acquainted 34 11 Out of the Past 15 Meet Minnesota’s New SAMA & AMA Designees 18 Course Reviews 40 International Items 36 Equal Eyes Classif-Eyeds Cover Photo 41 Image Courtesy of MN Department of Natural Resources 42 Revisiting the Retirees Visit 44 The Chair’s Corner the MAAO website at: www.mnmaao.org 46 Transitions 48 What’s New on the MAAO Website The statements made or opinions expressed by authors in Equal Eyes do not necessarily represent a policy position of the Minnesota Association of Assessing Offi cers. 49 The Last Look 2 Equal Eyes | Spring 2011 ,QWKH.QRZ Go to www.mnmaao.org for all your membership needs! Equal Eyes Summer 2011 NEW INSTRUCTORS Issue Deadline: WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED June 1, 2011 IN THE SUMMER ISSUE! Contact any Editorial Committee Member or the Editors if you have any article ideas or suggestions. As of the Spring 2011 issue press time, the State Board of Assessors had not yet met and approved current meeting minutes. Per Equal Eyes policy, minutes are not published until they are approved by the Board. Watch for meeting minutes in the next edition. The following dates and locations have been selected for the remaining State Board of Assessors meetings for 2011: x Monday, May 23 at the Lake George Community Complex in St. Cloud x Tuesday, July 19, Department of Revenue, Harold Stassen Bldg. in St. Paul x Tuesday, September 27, Nicollet County Courthouse in St. Peter x Tuesday, November 15, Department of Revenue, Harold Stassen Bldg. in St. Paul 2011 Conference Calendar MAY 25-26 MAAO SUMMER SEMINARS ST. CLOUD, MN SEPTEMBER 18-22 IAAO ANNUAL CONFERENCE PHOENIX, AZ OCTOBER 9-12 MAAO ANNUAL CONFERENCE GRAND RAPIDS, MN “Revisiting the Retirees” is a new Equal Eyes department. The Editorial Committee hopes you enjoy catching up with some familiar faces of our association. If you would like to know what certain assessors have been up to in retirement, drop us a line at [email protected]. We’ll do our best to track them down and Revisit the Retirees! Spring 2011 | Equal Eyes 3 EQUAL EYES James Haley, CMA Polk County Managing Editor, Chair Michael Stalberger, SAMA Minnesota Department of Revenue Associate Editor Editorial Board Solomon Akanki, AMA Tina Diedrich Von Eschen, SAMA Connie Erickson, SAMA Scott County Stearns County Yellow Medicine County Corey Erickson, AMA Nancy Gunderson, SAMA Julie Gustafson, SAMA Ramsey County City of Moorhead City of Maple Grove Jake Pidde, CMA Lori Thingvold, AMA Nancy Wojcik, SAMA City of Plymouth Wright County City of Brooklyn Center Executive Board President First Vice President Second Vice President Cheryl Wall, SAMA Stephen Baker, SAMA, CAE John Keefe, SAMA Wilkin County Assessor Ramsey County Assessor Chisago County Assessor PO Box 167 90 West Plato Blvd, Suite 400 313 N Main St Breckenridge, MN 56520 St. Paul, MN 55117 Center City, MN 55012 218.643.7162 Fax 218.643.7169 651.266.2005 Fax 651.266.2001 651.213.8555 Fax 651.213.8551 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Finance Offi cer Past President Bill Peterson, SAMA, CAE William Effertz, SAMA Dakota County Assessor Hennepin County Assistant Assessor 1590 Hwy 55, County Admin Center A-2103 Government Center Hastings, MN 55033 Minneapolis, MN 55487 651.438.4208 Fax 651.438.4469 612.348.3388 Fax 612.348.8751 [email protected] [email protected] Region Directors Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Ryan Rasmusson, SAMA Dave Armstrong, SAMA Greg Kramber, SAMA Freeborn County Assessor Le Sueur County Assessor Wright County Assessor 507.377.5176 507.357.8215 763.682.7365 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Region 4 Region 5 Region 6 Kyle Holmes, SAMA Gale Bondhus, SAMA Judy Thorstad, SAMA Carlton County Deputy Assessor Cottonwood County Assessor Stevens County Assessor 218.384.9148 507.831.2458 320.208.6550 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Region 7 Region 8 Region 9 Lee Brekke, SAMA Joseph Skerik, AMA Angie Johnson, SAMA Wadena County Assessor Beltrami Chief Deputy County Assessor Carver County Assessor 218.631.7781 218.333.4146 952.361.1961 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 4 Equal Eyes | Spring 2011 Committee Chairs/Coordinators/Secretary/Treasurer Agricultural Chair Nominating Chair Secretary/Treasurer Jeanne Henderson, CMAS Michelle Moen, SAMA Nancy Wojcik, SAMA 13880 Business Center Dr 555 18th Ave SW 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 Cambridge, MN 55008 Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 763.241.2876 Fax 763.241.7195 763.689.2752 Fax 763.689.8226 763.569.3357 Fax 763.569.3494 Conference Coordinator Online Administrator Silent Auction Paul Knutson, SAMA, RES Lori Schwendemann, SAMA Jane Grossinger, SAMA 320 NW 3rd St, Ste 4 600 6th Street 33872 MN HWY 15 Faribault, MN 55021-6100 Madison, MN 56256 Kimball, MN 55353 507.332.6102 Fax 507.332.5999 320.598. 3187 Fax 507.304.4075 320.398.6705 Assistant Conference Coordinator PVC Coordinator Site Selection Chair Tami Paulson, CMA Dan Whitman, SAMA Kim Jensen, SAMA, CAE 151 4th Street SE Security Bldg 201 Lake Ave #326 A-2103 Government Center Rochester, MN 55904 Fairmont, MN 56031 Minneapolis, MN 55487 507.328.7668 Fax 507.328.7964 507.238.3210 Fax 507.238.4601 612.348.6106 Fax 612.348.8751 Education Chair Research and Planning Chair Summer Seminar Coordinator Bob Wilson, SAMA, CAE, ASA Michelle Moen, SAMA Kim Jensen, SAMA, CAE 4801 W 50th St 555 18th Ave SW A-2103 Government Center Edina, MN 55424 Cambridge, MN 55008 Minneapolis, MN 55487 952.826.0426 Fax 952.826.0389 763.689.2752 Fax 763.689.8226 612.348.6106 Fax 612.348.8751 Information Systems Chair Rules and Resolutions Chair Tax Court & Valuations Chair Teresa Mitchell, SAMA, CAE Marvin Anderson, SAMA Jim Atchison, SAMA 1590 Hwy 55, County Admin Center 5200 85th Ave N A-2103 Government Center Hastings, MN 55033 Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 Minneapolis, MN 55487 651.438.4216 Fax 651.438.4469 763.493.8173 Fax 763.493.8391 612.348.4567 Fax 612.348.8751 Legislative Chair Sales Ratio Chair Weeklong Course Chair William Effertz, SAMA John Keefe, SAMA David Armstrong, SAMA A-2103 Government Center 313 N Main St 88 South Park Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55487 Center City, MN 55012 Le Center, MN 56057 612.348.3388 Fax 612.348.8751 651.213.8555 Fax 651.213.8551 507.357.8215 Fax 507.357.6375 Long Range Planning Chair Scholarship Chair Weeklong Course Coordinators William Effertz, SAMA William Effertz, SAMA Bob Wilson, SAMA, CAE, ASA A-2103 Government Center A-2103 Government Center 4801 W 50th St Minneapolis, MN 55487 Minneapolis, MN 55487 Edina, MN 55424 612.348.3388 Fax 612.348.8751 612.348.3388 Fax 612.348.8751 952.826.0426 Fax 952.826.0389 Membership Coordinator Scholarship Coordinator Tina Diedrich-VonEschen, SAMA Jan Olsson, SAMA, RES Tina Diedrich-Von Eschen, SAMA 705 Courthouse Sq Room 37 3400 Plymouth Blvd 705 Courthouse Square Room 37 St. Cloud, MN 56303 Plymouth, MN 55447 St. Cloud, MN 56303 320.656.3690 Fax 320.656.3997 763.509.5355 Fax 763.509.5060 320.656.3690 Fax 320.656.3977 Department of Revenue Property Tax Compliance Offi cers and the Areas They Represent Lloyd McCormick 612.791.4957 Appraisal Supervisor Gary Amundson Brad Averbeck Larry Austin Steve Hurni 218.575.3183 218.439.3673 651.556.6098 320.632.3949 Anoka, Benton, Carver, Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Pope, Renville, Stevens, Swift, Stearns, Wright Red Lake, Roseau, Todd, Wadena Lake of the Woods, Pine, St. Louis Traverse, Wilkin (and compliance investigations) Sherri Kitchenmaster Tom Nash Tom Reineke Michael Stalberger 651.230.8387 507.359.7022 651.230.5819 651.556.6071 Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Dodge, Fillmore, Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Blue Earth, Faribault, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington Le Sueur, Nicollet, Sibley Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona (and complex properties) Rock, Watonwan, Yellow Medicnine Spring 2011 | Equal Eyes 5 President’s Connection “Individual committment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work.” - Vince Lombardi Written by Cheryl Wall, SAMA Wilkin County Assessor MAAO President 2010-2011 Happy Spring, Members of MAAO! this time, I had not had the chance to Seminars, May 24th.