Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: President David J. Canepa, District 5
Subject: Reappointment to the Assessment Appeals Board
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation for the reappointment of Geoffrey Wiggs to the Assessment Appeals Board (AAB) as a Commissioner, for a second term ending September 30, 2028.
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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:
Geoffrey Wiggs served as an Alternate on the AAB in 2018 before serving as a Commissioner in January 2022, and is being recommended for a second full term as a commissioner upon approval of this reappointment for a term reflecting October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028.
Geoffrey Wiggs is a third-career attorney whose diverse background includes service in the United States Air Force as a Vietnamese Cryptologic Linguist. He served eight years of active duty in the United States Air Force as a Vietnamese Cryptologic Linguist, spending time in Okinawa, Japan, and at duty stations in Omaha, Nebraska, and Fort Meade, Maryland. In 1992, Geoff served in Operation Desert Storm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, flying aboard the AWACS Command and Control aircraft. Following his military service, he ran his own computer consultancy, Orcas Technologies, Inc., for nearly...
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