W In this Issue: V Meeting Revenue’s New Reps I o PAGE 12 l N u GIS: A Tool for Assessors m PAGE 14 T e E PACE and PVC Course Reviews 33 PAGE 18 R Spotlight on Region 9 Counties N QUAL PAGE 23 u E m 2010 Flash Flooding 2 b PAGE 36 e 0 r Refl ections of a (Former) Board of Assessors Member 1 123 PAGE 40 1 Meet the New MAAO Offi cial Publication of the MinnesotaYES Association of Assessing Offi cers Region Directors www.mnmaao.orgE PAGE 46 Winter 2011 | Equal Eyes 1 Volume 33 Number 123 WINTER 2011 Article to suggest, letter to the editor, or any EQUAL EYES other correspondence for EQUAL EYES? Send to: Equal Eyes Features Managing Editor Revenue’s New Reps PO Box 41576 12 Plymouth, MN 55441 14 GIS: A Tool for Assessors [email protected] 23 Spotlight on MAAO Region 9 Counties 34 Region 9 Featured Properties: Flint Hills Resources, The State Capitol, and Carver County Courthouse Lake 36 2010 Flash Flooding: Wanted - Used Ark ASAP - Any Condition! 38 Wadena 2010: The Disaster Reassessment 39 The Editorial Committee’s Newest Member 40 Refl ections of a (former) Board of Assessors Member 40 46 Meet the New MAAO Region Directors 48 Property Tax Working Group Update Departments 3 In the Know 4 Boards, Directors, Chairs, and Representatives 6 President’s Connection Commissioner’s Comments 10 8 9 MAAP Update 10 Let’s Get Acquainted 11 Out of the Past 16 Meet Minnesota’s New SAMA & AMA Designees 38 Cover Photos 18 Course Reviews Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend Refi nery, Dakota County Hennepin County Government Center, Hennepin County 20 State Board of Assessors Meeting Minutes Medtronic Campus, Anoka County 42 International Items Visit 43 Equal Eyes Classif-Eyeds the MAAO website at: www.mnmaao.org 44 Revisiting the Retirees 45 Transitions The statements made or opinions expressed by authors in Equal Eyes do not necessarily represent a policy position of As I See It the Minnesota Association of Assessing Offi cers. 49 2 Equal Eyes | Winter 2011 IN THE KNOW Go to www.mnmaao.org for all your membership needs! Equal Eyes The Region 9 cities are the next to be in the Spotlight! Spring 2011 All profi les, photos, and Issue Deadline: articles can be sent to [email protected] March 15, 2011 Interested in receiving updates regarding the MN Property Tax Working Group? Go to: htt p://taxes.state.mn.us/property/Pages/workgroup.aspx to sign up for the mailing list. 2011 Conference Calendar May 25-26, 2011 MAAO Summer Seminars St. Cloud, MN September 18-22, 2011 IAAO Annual Conference Phoenix, AZ October 9-13, 2011 MAAO Annual Conference Grand Rapids, MN 2011 MAAO Weeklong Course Schedule Course Date Location Assessment Laws and Procedures July 11-14 St. Cloud, Holiday Inn Appraisal Principles July 18-21 St. Cloud, Holiday Inn Appraisal Procedures August 1-5 St. Cloud, Best Western Kelly Inn Mass Appraisal Basics August 22-26 St. Cloud, Best Western Kelly Inn IAAO 102 September 26-30 Plymouth, Kelly Inn MN Assessment Administration October 3-6 Plymouth, Kelly Inn Winter 2011 | Equal Eyes 3 EQUAL EYES Rebecca Malmquist, SAMA, CAE City of Minnetonka Managing Editor, Chair Michael Stalberger, SAMA Minnesota Department of Revenue Associate Editor Editorial Board Connie Erickson, SAMA Tina Diedrich Von Eschen, SAMA Nancy Gunderson, SAMA Yellow Medicine County Stearns County City of Moorhead James Haley, CMA Jake Pidde, CMA Nancy Wojcik, SAMA Polk County City of Plymouth 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 | Winter 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 507.241.7195 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 Robert Wilson, SAMA, CAE, ASA A-2103 Government Center A-2103 Government Center 4801 W 50th Street 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 Winter 2011 | Equal Eyes 5 President’s Connection Assessing is a Team Sport Written by Cheryl Wall, SAMA Wilkin County Assessor MAAO President 2010-2011 Tis the season for bitter cold Minnesota the Executive Board.