MEMBERS:
SEN. ARIC NESBITT, VICE CHAIR
SEN. KEVIN DALEY
SEN. JON BUMSTEAD
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. BETTY JEAN ALEXANDER
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
SENATOR JIM RUNESTAD
CHAI
7500 BINSFELD BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-1758
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 24, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Finance was scheduled for Monday, February 24, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., in
the City Council Chamber of the Novi City Hall, Novi Civic Center, 45174 West Ten Mile Road, Novi,
Michigan.
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The agenda summary is as follows:
1. An Informational Hearing on Property Tax Assessments.
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Runestad, Sen.(s) Daley, VanderWall and Chang, a quorum was present.
The Chair moved to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen.(s) Nesbitt, Bumstead
and Alexander were excused from the meeting.
The Chair provided the committee with opening remarks and brought up the days agenda.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regard property tax assessments:
John Dahlquist, President of the Michigan Assessor Association and Assessor for the City of Trenton,
MI
Michael Lohmeier, Assessor for the City of Novi, Michigan
Louise Braun, Expert Appraiser
David Hieber, Director, Oakland County Equalization Department
Michelle Oberholtzer, United Community Housing Coalition
Bob Hoffman, Citizen
Wade Leja, Citizen
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the meeting. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 11:36 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 02/27/2020