COUNT  Lumpkin County Board ofA Assessors  99 Courthouse Hill, Suite C Dahlonega, GA 30533 (706)864-2433  REGULAR MEETING MINUTES  LUMPKIN COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING  September 10, 2024 9:00 a.m.  Assessors present: Robert Pullen, Daniel Bosanko, Deborah Armstrong, and Mickey Clark. Sandra Smith was absent. Also present: Katie Sanders and Erika The meeting was called to order by Chairman Pullen at 9:02 a.m. in the conference room of the Lumpkin County Administration Building, 99 Courthouse Hill, Minutes of the August 13, 2024 meeting: Motion to approve was made by Ms.  Vargas from the Assessor's office.  Dahlonega, GA 30533.  Armstrong with a second by Mr. Bosanko. Voted 4-0 in favor.  Old Business: None New Business:  ACO Report: After thel Board reviewed the report Ms. Armstrong made a motion Homestead Exemptions: Motion to approve was made by Ms. Armstrong with a Veterans Exemption: Adair, Joshua = Chase, Donald: After review of documentation Mr. Bosanko made a motion to approve and Mr. Clark seconded. CUVA: Ms. Vargas presented the Board with the list of applications in lieu of appeal. Ms. Amstrongmadcamotion to approve and Mr. Clark seconded. Voted  to approve and Mr. Clark seconded. Board voted 4-0 in favor.  second by Mr. Bosanko. Voted 4-0 in favor.  Voted 4-0 in favor.  4-0in favor.    COUNIT  Lumpkin County Board of Assessors  99 Courthouse Hill, Suite C Dahlonega, GA 30533 (706)864-2433  ST. 1832  Ms. Sanders updated the Board on the 2024 appeals. Currently one appeal has requested continuing to Superior Court. Georgia Code requires a settlement hearing prior to submitting the paperwork to the Clerk of Court. This will be scheduled in the next few weeks. The remaining 17 active appeals have been scheduled for September 27th in front ofthe Board of] Equalization. Ms. Sanders informed the Board that the 2023 Equalized Ratio had been received from the Department of Audits. Lumpkin County's ratio is 38.08. She provided the members a table showing the counties in Northeast Georgia and the ratios for comparison. The Board commended Mr. Ziemer and the staff for their hard work getting the ratio into the allowable range. This will allow the Public Utilities to With no further business a motion of adjournment was made by Ms. Armstrong and a second was made by Mr. Clark. Voted to adjourn at 9:41 a.m. 4-0.  be taxed at 40% for 2024.  RMph Robert Pullen, Chairman  Dupibouho Daniel Bosanko, Vice-Chairman DLIAK  Sandra Smith, Member  Deborah.  Mehber  MushlOaik Mickey Clark-ember