established by the Act to Reincorporate, section 7
The Board of Assessors is an independent body of seven assessors. It is not a committee of the Town Assembly, but the Board does make reports at town meetings.
The Board of Assessors establishes the land rent rates for Arden leaseholds, according to the principle of “full rental value” of the land. The “Community Standard of Living Method of Arden Assessment” defines total “Full Rental Value” of the leaseholds as the sum of town expenses (both “non-budget” in the form of county and school taxes, and “budget” as embodied in the town’s budget), and the cost of administering the trust, while maintaining a “prudent reserve”. This method divides full rental value by acreage of land held privately in leaseholds, such divisions determined by assessors’ formulas. The formulas, which are intended to reflect the relative value of leaseholds, are based on lot size, zoning privileges and location factors. Since there is no formula as to how to calculate “full rental value,” this is no simple task.
Nominations and Elections
Nominations are made at the September town meeting; election is by referendum in the fall, using the Hare System of Proportional Representation.
The 2021 Board of Assessors are as follows: Deborah Ricard/Chair, John Scheflen/Secretary, Brooke Bovard, Denis O’Regan, Gary Quinton, Elizabeth Varley and Tom Wheeler. (Elected Nov. 2020)
Assessments
The recommended assessment for the following year is presented at the June town meeting (4th Monday in June, 7:30 p.m.)
Links
Board of Assessors – Town Charter
Click here for Committee Descriptions: full text (This web page includes the description of the Board of Assessors)
2021
Board of Assessors Meeting Times 2021
All meetings are scheduled via Zoom using the following recurring sign in information:
Meeting ID 823 0858 2105 & Passcode 179762
Dial in 1-301-715-8592
(Call 302-690-4228 for problems with connections. Thank you for your patience during this pandemic time.)
January 6 @ 7:30 pm – Convener Meeting
January 18 @ 7:30 pm – Premise for assessment, A Rate, Lot Sizes
February 3rd @ 7:30 pm – B Rate & ADU discussion; March 3rd @ 7:30 pm – Factors
April 7th @ 7:30 pm – C and D Rates
May 5th @ 7 pm – Public Forum
May 5th @7:30 pm – ADU Discussion
June 2nd @ 7 pm – Public Forum
June 2nd @ 7:30 pm – meeting, if needed
June 23rd @ 7:30 pm – meeting, if needed.
Board of Assessors Minutes 2021
Assessors Minutes Jan18 2021 BOA Prudent Reserve Graph 2008-2021
2020
Board of Assessors Meeting Times 2020
December 4th ; January 22nd – Premise for assessment, A Rate, Lot Sizes ; February 26th -B Rate & Initial ADU discussion; March 25th – Factors (meeting @ 7:00 pm, Public forum @ 7:30 pm); April 22nd – C and D Rates, May 27th – ADU Discussion (meeting @ 7:00 pm, Public forum @ 7:30 pm)); June 3rd – (meeting @ 7:00 pm, Public forum @ 7:30 pm)); June 12th – 4:00 PM
2020 Board of Assessors Report
2020 Assessment Spreadsheet 2021 land rent from assessors
Board of Assessors Minutes 2020
December 2019 | January | February | March | April | May | June 3rd (draft) | June 12th |
2019
Board of Assessors Meeting Times 2019
7:30 P.M. – Buzz Ware Village Center
December 5th, January 8th, February 5th, March 5th, April 2nd, May 2nd (Public Meeting), May 7th, May 23rd (Public Meeting), May 28th, June 4th, June 18th.
Board of Assessors Minutes 2019
December 2018 | January 2019 | February 2019 | March | April | May 4th (community Forum) | May 7th | May 23rd (community forum) | May 28th |
2019 Board of Assessors Report
2018
Assessors Meeting minutes 11DEC17 Assessors Meeting minutes 11JAN18, Assessors Minutes 8FEB18, Assessors Minutes 8MAR18, Assessors Minutes 12APR18
2017
BOA 12-6-16 , BOA 1-11-17, BOA 3-8-17, BOA 4-12-17, BOA 6-21-17
2017 Board of Assessors report for fiscal year 2018
2016
Board of Assessors Report 2016
Minority Reports
2018
2017
6-25-2017 Minority Report + 2017 Minority Report Assessment for fiscal year 2018
Above are in PDF format. Click here to see the Minority Report in Excel format.
Alternate Assessments