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2013 MAAO Fall Conference
Sunday, September 22, 2013, 8:00 AM to Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 1:00 PM EDT
Category: Events
Contact: Paul Knutson - [email protected] - 507-332-6152 |
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2013 MAAO Fall Conference
Sunday, September 22, 2013, 8:00 AM to Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 1:00 PM EDT
Category: Events
Contact: Paul Knutson - [email protected] - 507-332-6152 |
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FS1 Ethics for MN Assessors 3 Hrs Tues - MN Dept. of Revenue: This three-hour course has been updated and emphasizes professional conduct and standardized assessment practices within an ethical context. Numerous case studies, scenarios, and discussion points have been added to allow for the participants to think through the dilemmas presented and relate them to their own professional and personal lives. Ethics is no longer offered in the Professional Assessment Certification and Education (PACE) course. Therefore, all licensed AMA’s and SAMA’s will need to take a stand alone course for the July 1, 2012-June 30, 2016 licensing period. ***THE STATE BOARD OF ASSESSORS GRANTS THREE (3) CEH FOR THIS SEMINAR!
FS2 Disaster Response Overview 4 Hrs Tues - Marci Moreland, SAMA, Carlton County Assessor and Kelly Schroeder, SAMA, Pine County Assessor: This seminar will give the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the disaster response and reassessment process. It will help prepare for the disaster before it happens. There will be discussion on differing techniques used in a disaster response, including using technologies if they available. Many examples and real world exercises will be included.
FS3 Mobile Devices – Who, What, When, Where, and Why 4 Hrs Tues - Robert Smoote, Product Manager, APEX software and several counties currently using mobile devices & CAMA vendors used in Minnesota: This seminar will demonstrate how mobile devices can be used to improve both the quantity and quality of work in the assessment profession. We will demonstrate which tablets are available for mobile use and the pros and cons of each type. We will also have local vendors demonstrate how they have implemented mobile devices into their products with real examples of how some Minnesota counties have progressed into mobile devices. Come prepared to be dazzled. ****THE STATE BOARD OF ASSESSORS DOES NOT ISSUE CEH CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE!
FS4 Administration of the Income Approach 4 Hrs Tues - Tim Klein, Certified General Appraiser, Diversified Real Estate Services, Inc. and Brad Prchal, CMA, Senior Appraiser, Hennepin County: This seminar is designed to help simplify complex scenarios in administering the income approach. Through the utilization of case law and general appraisal practices the instructors will walk through the proper handling of tenant improvements, leasing commissions, termination fees, how to handle properties with substantial vacancy, the proper development of capitalization rates in markets with limited data, and more. This is a participative seminar with case studies and practice problems, so PLEASE BRING A CALCULATOR.
FS5 Defining and Evaluating Upper Bracket and Executive Homes 4 Hrs Tues - Nate Stulc, SAMA, City of Edina & Josh Johnsen, SAMA, City of Minnetonka: This seminar focuses on what defines an upper bracket and executive home. Including: location, land attributes, building qualities and finishes, new construction, historic properties, cost structures, valuation models, highest and best use, and trends in today’s market. This is an interactive seminar. Please come prepared to discuss, along with examples, of what an upper bracket or executive home is in your market. 
FS7 MAAO Sales Ratio Committee 4 Hrs Wed - Al Whitcomb, John Keefe, Michael Thompson, others: Unveiling of the updated MAAO “Sales Ratio Study” template: This template seeks to streamline and consolidate all of the important statistical measurements assessors utilize in determining a fair and equitable assessment. When the correct data pieces are obtainable you can simply import your data, press a button, and review the results! An overview of sales chasing: A review of the Department of Revenue’s definition along with specific examples of what is and is not considered sales chasing. We will also discuss how it is possible to test for chasing with extracted property information when your CAMA system doesn’t provide canned reports. An introduction to Price-Related Bias (PRB): The PRB is not widely known even though it is now included in the IAAO’s “Fundamentals of Mass Appraisal” textbook and is thought by many to be the potential replacement of the Price Related Differential.
FS8 Conservation Easements 4 Hrs Wed - This roundtable format will begin with a look at the various conservation easement programs available and the different requirements/regulations to be a part of the program presented by an officer of the Mower County Soil and Water Conservation. The roundtable will consist of County Assessors discussing what trends they have seen in the market and the valuation method used.
FS9 Exempt or Not Exempt, That May Be the Question 4 Hrs Wed -Jim Atchison, Hennepin County; Stephen Baker, Ramsey County; Luis Rosario, Ramsey County (not confirmed: Dave Sipila, St. Louis County; Andrea Fish, MNDOR): An interactive seminar on property tax exemption in Minnesota. We will cover controversial and problem areas of Property Tax Exemption, including Institutions of Purely Public Charity, Thrift Stores, Group Homes, religious affiliated Camps, non-profit Cultural Centers, and Health Care and Medical facilities. We will review recent MDOR Bulletins and letters, court cases and recommendations by the Minnesota Institution of Purely Public Charity Review Board. We will work through real exempt applications in small groups, develop recommendations of exemption status, and then have by full group discussion.
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