Board of Assessors Meeting- August 15, 2024  Members Present Macon Beard, Joyce Allen, Chad Harrison, Nina Thompson, Matt' Waller The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. The first item on the agenda was approval of the minutes from the previous meeting. The minutes were distributed and reviewed by the Board. Mrs. Allen made a motion to approve the minutes and Mr. Harrison seconded the motion. A vote was taken to approve the minutes and the vote was unanimous. The minutes from the previous meeting were approved. The second item on the agenda was Public Participation. There was one member of the public in attendance, but thati individual did not have anything they wished to discuss at this time. Following the The third item on the agenda was the approval of the updated schedules, tables, and values for 2024. These tables and schedules were distributed at the. June 2024 Board of Assessors meeting for approval. However, at that time we did not have the updated mobile home, motor vehicle, and timber values from Tax Commissioner Loretta Lane. These updated schedules and tables included these values and reflect the corresponding changes. The schedules and tables were distributed to the board for review. Upon review and al brief discussion, Mrs. Allen made a motion to approve the updated schedules, tables, and values for 2024 and Mrs. Thompson seconded the motion. A vote was taken to approve the updated schedules, tables, and values for 2024 and the vote was unanimous. The updated schedules, tables, and The fourth item on the agenda was approval of the 30 Day and No Change Notices. These are the notices that correspond to property appeals filed by August 8th, 2024. After a review and some discussion, it was determined that more information was needed from Alan Hornaday before approving these notices. Mrs. Allen made a motion to hold off on voting to approve the 30 Day and no change notices until the September 2024 Board Meeting and Mr. Waller seconded the motion. A vote was taken tot table these notices until the September 2024 Board Meeting and the vote was unanimous. The requested information was obtained from Alan Hornaday by Mrs. Ladonna Simon and passed along to the board members via email. After reviewing the information, the board voted unanimously on August The fifth item on the agenda was the approval of Conservation Use applications. Mrs. Simon distributed the Conservation Use applications for the board tor review and sign. After review, Mrs. Allen made a motion to approve the Conservation Use applications and Mr. Harrison seconded the motion. A vote was taken to the approve the Conservation Use Applications; the vote was unanimous. The Conservation  public participation portion, no further action was required.  values for 2024 were approved.  19th,2024, via email to approve the 30 Day and No Change notices.  Use Applications that were approved are:  062022  Vivian Parker ETAL  The sixth item on the agenda was the approval of S5 (Veterans) Homestead Exemption applications. Mrs. Simon distributed the Homestead Exemption applications for the board to review and sign. After review, Mr. Waller made a motion to approve the Homestead Exemption applications and Mrs. Allen seconded the motion. A vote was taken to the approve the $5 Homestead Exemption Applications; the vote was unanimous. The S5 Homestead Exemption Applications that were approved are:  029011 052A009  Vernon Williams Jr. Jerome & Natalie Register    061A 013  Taylor Fennie  The seventh item on the agenda was a discussion regarding the WinGap Conference being held in October 2024. Mrs. Simon informed the board that both herself as well as Mr. Moore needed to attend this conference being held in Savannah, Georgia from October 151-October 4th, 2024. The main concern voiced by the board was finding someone to keep the office open and answering the phone during our absence. They would discuss this further with County Manager Heather Scott. They were in favor of both Mrs. Simon and Mr. Moore attending this conference. Following the discussion, no further action was The eighth item on the agenda was old business. The only item of old business was getting Mrs. Simon keys to the truck and a gas card for the truck we are currently sharing with the 4H office. This would be The ninth item on the agenda was new business. At this time, there was no new business. With no further business to discuss, Mrs. Allen made a motion to adjourn, and Mrs. Thompson seconded  required.  used for any field work herj job might require.  the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 p.m.  Respectfully Submitted, Michael P. Moore  Approved:  Seplembey ,2024  Date  ar  Chairman of the Board  171  Gnp  Clerk