Property Tax Exemption Study Committee

Report submitted on January 17, 2014

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-1, 2

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

Statutory charge

• Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

After

Election of Chair and Vice Chair

• Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Sara Teachout, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

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Friday, September 13, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-3, 4, 5

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Discussion of 1999 Study Commission on Exempt Properties

Commission process and resulting legislation

• Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Bill Johnson, Director, Property Valuation & Review, Department of Taxes
  

After

Response to legal questions

Constitutional issues with taxation of pious property; federal definition of tax exempt; subsequent statutory limitations on the VT public; pious and charitable exemption

• John Fike, President, Vermont Association of Listers and Assessors
  
• Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Steve Jeffrey, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Response to fiscal questions

To present PVR list of exempt properties by type; discuss how other states approach exempt properties.

• Bill Johnson, Director, Property Valuation & Review, Department of Taxes
  
• Sara Teachout, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-6, 7, 8

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

Tax Department methodology for determining exempt status

• Bill Johnson, Director, Property Valuation & Review, Department of Taxes
  

After

Payments in lieu of taxes

• Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-9, 10, 11

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

Review Draft Legislation

• Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

1:30 PM

Review Exempt Property Tax Estimate

• Sara Teachout, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

2:00 PM

Public Comment

Members of the public may sign up to testify

2:15 PM

Committee Discussion

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Monday, December 16, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-12, 13

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

Public Comment

Members of the public may sign up to testify beginning at 12:30 in Room 11.

• Alex Aldrich, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
  
• Lauren-Glenn Davitian, Director, Common Good VT
  
• Susan Donnelly, Girl Scouts
  
• Jody Fried, Executive Director, Catamount Arts Council
  
• Dean George, Selectboard Member, Middlebury
  
• John Killacky, Director, Flynn
  
• Chico Lager, Board Member, Flynn Center
  
• Mark McKee, Member, Vershire Selectboard
  
• Marc Mihaly, President, Vermont Law School
  
• Mill Moore, Executive Director, Vermont Independent Schools Association
  
• Lance Olson, Stowe Folk Art
  
• Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges
  
• Phil Sussmann, Norwich University
  

AFTER

Review Draft Legislation

• Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

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