Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Dave Pine, District 1
Supervisor Ray Mueller, District 3
Subject: Appointment to the Assessment Appeals Board
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation for the appointment of Jeff Goldman to the Assessment Appeals Board as an Alternate, for an initial partial term ending September 30, 2026.
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BACKGROUND:
In order to equalize the local tax assessment roll, the Assessment Appeals Board (“AAB”) is charged with hearing appeals to property tax assessments. In accordance with state law, a local AAB may lower or increase individual assessments as appropriate. Members of an AAB must have a minimum of five years professional experience in the State of California as a certified public accountant or public accountant, a licensed real estate broker, an attorney, or a property appraiser accredited by a nationally recognized professional organization.
Pursuant to County Ordinance section 2.92.030 and state law, the Board of Supervisors directly appoints the members of the AAB to renewable three-year terms.
DISCUSSION:
Jeffrey Goldman is an attorney with 18 years of experience and practices in the area of compensation and benefits. A graduate of Duke University School of Law, Jeff is currently employed at Cooley LLP in Palo Alto, and at the heart of his practice is a deeply rooted commitment to partnering with the companies and individuals that drive innovation forward, in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. Although Jeff’s counsel straddles the intersection of corporate, tax, securities and accounting laws, rules and regulations, he strives to always provide actionable advice delivered as simply and efficiently as possible.
Jeff represents startups, emerging growth and public companies, compensation committees and executives in executive compensation and employee benefits matters. Clients turn to Jeff for strategic and practical advice on a broad range of executive and employee compensation matters, including executive employment arrangements, employee stock options and other forms of equity compensation, and consults with clients in the context of liquidity events, strategic exits, public offerings and ongoing public company governance matters impacting compensation. He also advises on global compliance matters, mobile employee issues, tax, and securities law issues, particularly with respect to equity compensation matters in the UK, India, PRC and Latin America.
Jeff is a resident of Belmont and currently serves on the educational foundation for the Belmont-Redwood Shores School District (dba SchoolForce), as well as on the school district’s parcel tax oversight committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.