Public Notice: Manchester Township

Manchester Township Hall

RESOLUTION NO. 19-15

A RESOLUTION TO ALLOW LOCAL RESIDENTS TO PROTEST IN

WRITING TO THE 2020 BOARD OF REVIEW

Manchester Township Board of Trustees

WHEREAS, in order to ease the burden on taxpayers, the Assessor and the Board of Review; and

WHEREAS, to ensure that all taxpayers have an equal opportunity to be heard by the Board of Review.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Manchester Township hereby resolves, according to provisions of MCL 211.30 (5) of the General Property Tax Act, that the Board of Review shall receive letters of protest regarding assessments from resident taxpayers from the first Tuesday in March until it adjourns from the public hearings for which it meets to hear such protests.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all notices of assessment change and all advertisements of Board of Review meetings are to include a statement that the resident taxpayers may protest by letter to the board.

The foregoing Resolution was offered by Board Member Carey and supported by Board Member Seefeld.

A roll call vote on the above Resolution was taken and was as follows:

ADOPTED:  January 14, 2020

Ayes:  Carey, Seefeld, DeRossett, Milkey, Proctor, Macomber, Moutinho                                    

Nays:

CERTIFICATION

I, the undersigned Township Clerk of the Township of Manchester hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and complete copy of a resolution adopted at a regular meeting of the Township Board of the Township of Manchester held on January 14, 2020, the original of which is on file in my office, and that notice of such meeting was given, and the meeting was conducted, pursuant to and in compliance with the Act No. 267, Michigan Public Acts of 1976, as amended.

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Danell Proctor

Manchester Township Clerk

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