[Adopted 10-8-1996 by Ord. No. 96-06; amended in its entirety
at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
The Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to charge a
fee for each special assessment certificate he or she prepares in
connection with a request related to a real estate transaction according
to a written schedule established by the Town Board. The amount of
the fee shall be established by the Town Board and subject to change
on an annual basis.
[Adopted 2-19-2002 by Ord. No. 02-002]
This article adopts by reference § 70.47(7)(af), Wis.
Stats. Income and expense information provided by a property owner
to an Assessor for the purposes of establishing the valuation for
assessment purposes by the income method of valuation shall be confidential
and not a public record open to inspection or copying under § 19.35(1),
Wis. Stats.
An officer may make disclosure of such information under the
following circumstances:
A. The Assessor has access to such information in the performance of
his/her duties.
B. The Board of Review may review such information when needed, in its
opinion, to decide upon a contested assessment.
C. Another person or body has the right to review such information due
to the intimate relationship to the duties of an office or as set
by law.
D. The officer is complying with a court order.
E. The person providing the income and expense information has contested
the assessment level at either the Board of Review or by filing a
claim for excessive assessment under § 74.37, Wis. Stats.,
in which case the base records are open and public.