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Arden Board of Assessors

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, a type of Ranked Choice voting.

The 2023 Board of Assessors are as follows: Deborah Ricard/Chair, Vicki Scott/Secretary, Elizabeth Varley, Brooke Bovard, Denis O’Regan, Tom Wheeler and Shana Pinter (Elected Nov. 2022)

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)

Convening Meeting 2022

The 2023 Board of Assessors convened Monday, December 5, 2021, at 7 pm at the BWVC.

Board of Assessors Meeting Times & Agenda Topics 2023

Mon, Jan 9, 7:30 pm – Premises for Assessment, A Rate & Lot Sizes
Mon, Feb 13, 7 pm – B Rate & Initial ADU Discussion
Mon, Mar 13, 7 pm – Factors & Continuing ADU Discussion
Mon, Apr 10, 7 pm – C & D Rates & Continuing ADU Discussion
Mon, May 1, 7 pm – Extra Work Meeting, if needed
Mon, May 8, 7 pm – Public Forum
Mon, May 8, Following Public Forum – Continuing ADU Discussion
Mon, Jun 12, 7 pm – Public Forum
Mon, Jun 12, Following Public Forum – Continuing ADU Discussion
Mon, Jun 19, 7 pm – Extra Work Meeting, if needed
(Agenda topics subject to change as needed.)

All 2023 BOA meetings may be accessed via Zoom:

Meetings held on Jan 9, Feb 13, Mar 13, Apr 10, May 8 and Jun 12 will use Zoom Meeting ID 861 8504 8780 & Passcode 903996.

Meetings held on May 1 and Jun 19 will use Zoom Meeting ID 823 8230 5155 & Passcode 317297.

Board of Assessors Minutes

Board of Assessor Minutes 2023

BOA Convener Meeting Dec 5 2022

Board of Assessor Minutes 2022

BOA 2022 Final Report   BOA2022Spreadsheetfor2023LandRent

BOA Meeting Minutes Jun 22 2022

BOA Meeting Minutes Jun 01 2022

BOA Meeting Minutes May 25 2022

BOA Meeting Minutes May 04 2022

BOA Meeting Minutes Apr 06 2022

BOA Meeting Minutes Mar 02 2022

BOA Meeting Minutes Feb 02 2022

BOA Meeting Minutes Jan 05 2022

BOA Convener Meeting Dec 08 2021

Board of Assessor Minutes 2021

2021 BOA Report FINAL  2022 Land Rent Assessment by 2021 BOA – June 2021

Assessors Minutes Jun 23 21  |  2022 Land Rent Assessment by 2021 BOA – June 2021

Assessors Minutes Jun 2 21  |  Prudent Reserve 2006 to Present (Published 6-3-2021)

Assessors Minutes May 5 2021

Assessors Minutes Mar 3 2021  

Assessors Minutes Feb 3 2021

Assessors Minutes Jan18 2021  |  BOA Prudent Reserve Graph 2008-2021

Assessors Minutes Jan 6 2021

Board of Assessors Minutes 2020

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 |

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

2019 Assessment Spreadsheet

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

2017 Alternate Assessment

 

Primary Sidebar

Office Hours

2nd Tuesday, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Via Zoom teleconference.
Discuss village governance with officials of the Village of Arden, Delaware.
To learn how to join us by teleconference, contact the Town Assembly Chair, Jeffrey Politis, at ardenchair@arden.delaware.gov.

Basic Information for Residents

The Next Town Meeting: March 27, 2023 • 7:30pm

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Committee & Officer List

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Trash & Recycling

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Records Management and FOIA

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