2018 Summer Seminars
Wednesday, May 23, 2018, 8:00 AM to Thursday, May 24, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT
Category: Events
Minnesota Association of Assessing Officers
2018 Summer Seminars
May 23 – 24, 2018
Holiday Inn St Cloud
The 2018 Summer Seminars are offering 15 topical seminars for assessors. The registration fees are:
Register on or before May 11, 2018 and receive an early registration discount:
MAAO Member $180.00 Non-Member $280.00
Register after May 11, 2018:
MAAO Member $205.00 Non-Member $305.00
To become a MAAO member and receive the preferred registration fee, contact Membership at http://www.mnmaao.org/. Please do this prior to registering. The registration fee includes classroom materials, refreshment breaks, Wednesday lunch, Wednesday buffet and Thursday breakfast buffet. The Wednesday evening event is at The Grands at Mulligan’s.
President Patrick Todd will open the event with greetings and announcements at 9:30 AM on Wednesday.
The Minnesota Department of Revenue staff will speak from 10:00 to 11:30 AM on Wednesday, May 23rd.
8 CEH's for attendance at seminar sessions have been approved by the State Board of Assessors.
The Holiday Inn of St Cloud has reserved a block of rooms for the event at the following rates:
Standard Queen, Double or Pool View 2nd Floor $91.95 + tax
Poolside, Poolview and Kidzone $94.95 + tax
Atrium suites upper level $109.95 + tax
These prices are for single or double occupancy. Call by Sunday, April 22, 2017 to reserve rooms at these prices. The phone number for the Holiday Inn St Cloud is 320-253-9000, mention Minnesota Association of Assessing Officers.
The Annual Silent Auction will be held on Wednesday beginning at 10:00 a.m. and continuing until one half hour after dinner at The Grands at Mulligan’s. If you have items to donate, notify Lorna Sandvik, 507-934-7067 or [email protected] . The proceeds from the auction will be used for Interactive Educational Equipment.
If you are under 40, or have less than 10 years of membership with MAAO, please sign up at registration with the U40/10 group and join them at the registration poolside area for a 1 hour Speed Networking Event (MAAO committee chairs will be on the other side of the table) from 5-6:00 pm before heading to Mulligans. For 1-3 minutes you will learn about the committee and the chairperson will learn about you. At the end of the Speed Networking Event, the U40/10 attendee will need to identify their top 1-2 committees they are interested in. All U40/10 attendees that participate in the event will have their names entered into a drawing for a prize.
Questions?
- Paul Knutson, MAAO Conference Coordinator, phone: 507-332-6152, e-mail: [email protected]
- Tami Paulson, Assistant Conference Coordinator, phone: 507-328-7668, e-mail: [email protected]
- Tina VonEschen, e-mail: [email protected]
- Kim Jensen, Site and Instructor Coordinator, phone: 612-348-6106, e-mail: [email protected]
- Registration questions - Jackie Coulter, Education Coordinator, phone: 320-761-0256, e-mail: [email protected]
Cancellation Policy: A refund less a $30.00 administration fee will be issued for cancellations received five business days prior to the start of a course or conference. Registrants who fail to attend or cancel prior to the cancellation deadline are responsible for the entire fee. If a registrant is unable to attend the event, a substitute from the jurisdiction that paid the registration can attend at no additional charge. Please send written notification of this change five business days prior to the start of the event. MAAO reserves the right to cancel any event if necessary and provide a full refund. Refunds will be issued within 30 days of the course or conference. Membership dues are non-refundable.
Agenda
Wednesday, May 23rd |
8:00 am - Noon |
Conference Registration |
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9:30 am - 10:00 am |
MAAO President Patrick Todd |
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10:00 am - 11:30 am |
Commissioner of Revenue General Session |
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm |
Lunch (included in registration) |
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1:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Seminars |
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5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
U40/10 Speed Committee Meet Regisration Area Poolside |
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5:30 pm - 7:00 pm |
Social Hour at The Grands at Mulligan's |
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7:00 pm |
Buffet (included in registration) |
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Thursday, May 24th |
6:45 am - 8:00 am |
Breakfast Buffet (included in registration) |
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8:00 am - Noon |
Seminars |
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2018 MAAO Summer Seminar Evening Event
The Grands at Mulligan’s
Sartell, MN
Please join us on Wednesday, May 23rd
5:30 pm until 7:00 pm Social Hour
7:00 Buffet
10:00 Close
President Patrick Todd is requesting a theme of Channel the Flannel or MAAO’s Lumberjack Bash for the Wednesday evening dinner. Break out your plaids, jeans and boots. Dust the sawdust off your favorite tartans, you’ll be plaid you came.
Dinner, Entertainment and Silent Auction
Great Food & Beverage, Cash Bar
The fee is included in the registration for Summer Seminars. Extra tickets are available for $22.00.
Educational Seminars
Carefully choose two 4-hour seminars.
Classroom limits subject to change based on demand. Register early to reserve your spot!
Caution: There are two seminars that were previously offered in the current 4-year licensing cycle. If taken a second time in this licensing cycle, only the original CEH’s will apply.
SS 1 – VALUATION OF FOOD AND FUEL PROPERTIES, 4hrs. Wednesday, Instructors: Josh Johnsen, SAMA, Olmsted County, Tim Klein, Certified General, DRESI, Tim Vergin, MAI, DRESI, Scott Fryan, MAI, Cushman & Wakefield: This seminar will introduce participants to the concepts and issues involved in the valuation of restaurant and gas station properties. Tim Klein and Tim Vergin will review the basics of restaurant valuation and Scott Fryan will present on the valuation of gas stations. This seminar will also provide real world case study examples to walk you through the valuation of Food and Fuel properties. Limit 85
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SS 2 – DATA VISUALIZATION FOR BETTER ASSESSMENTS, 4 hrs. Wednesday. Ben Bedard, AMA, Olmsted County: Integrating appraisal theory and chart making techniques, this class will teach assessors and their staff how to visualize data to make better decisions and presentations that are more persuasive to the public. Real residential data will be used to make a variety of charts. The instructor will explore statistical review and scatterplots with examples of central tendency, normal distribution, populations and samples, and overfitting and skew. Computers with Excel are strongly recommended so that students can work along with the examples. Experience making charts in Excel is not expected, however students should have the basic ability to navigate spreadsheets. Limit 65
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SS 3 – BASIC AGRICULTURE – CLASSIFY AND IDENTIFY, 4 hrs. Wednesday. Mark Koehn, CMA, Stearns County, Gale Zimmerman, SAMA, MN DOR: This seminar will provide an introduction to the assessment of agricultural property. Topics to be covered include: assessor verification of agricultural use, classification of 2a/2b acreage, programs associated with the agricultural classification, agricultural buildings, tips for reviewing agricultural properties, depreciation and rates for agricultural buildings (with handouts) and old barn repurposed. Limit 65
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SS 4 – RESIDENTIAL GRADING, 4 hrs. Wednesday, Instructors: MAAO Residential Committee: This seminar will review the grading manual the Residential Committee has created. There will be discussion on the different types of construction, materials used and the finishing work that makes the difference between one grade to the next. They will review the details for both the outside and inside of the property. Limit 65
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SS 5 – MASS APPRAISAL REVIEW, 4 hrs. Wednesday, Instructor: Steve Hacken, SAMA, Winona County: This seminar will cover the different types of data involved in mass appraisal and statistics. The three approaches to value in mass appraisal, statistics, and their uses will be discussed and case study problems will be used to demonstrate statistics in mass appraisal. Bring a calculator. Limit 25
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SS 6 – WHAT’S NEW IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, 4 hrs. Wednesday, Larry Mayer, Solution Design, Inc.: The instructor will review changes in the residential construction industry regarding codes, air tightness, and energy efficiency. He will cover policy updates with HUD, FHA, VA, and appraiser requirements to be certified as a green appraiser & listed on the Appraisal Institutes website by state. In addition he will discuss what are the design techniques and documentation that make a home high performance and what are the type of rating standards in marketplace today plus what is comfort & health, and review the current Xcel and CenterPoint Gas High Performance New Home Program. Limit 65
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Seminar Full SS 7 – FAIR FARM RENTAL AGREEMENT AND AG UPDATE, 4 hrs. Wednesday, Nathan Hulinsky, University of Minnesota Extension: This seminar will go into depth about Minnesota fair farmland rental agreements. How these rates are determined and other factors that affect farmland rental rates. Minnesota farmland values will be discussed. The Agriculture Economy as a whole will be analyzed and discussed. A historical examination of farm profitability in the different farming sectors will be of emphasis as well as, a look into the future profitability and viability of the farming industry. Limit 30
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SS 8 - MN RESIDENTIAL FORM REPORT, 4 hrs. Wednesday, Instructors: Form Report Instructors and Graders: This seminar will assist individuals in writing a residential demonstration form report. The student will be provided with the most complete and up to date checklist to refer to as the candidate writes their report. The student reference manual will provide step-by-step instructions for writing the report and will include many examples to help them successfully complete their report. Limit 25
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SS 9 – BUSINESS WRITING FOR ASSESSORS, 4 hrs. Thursday, Instructor: John Gellatly, Retired Assessor:We begin with an analysis of concepts that assessors must attempt to explain to taxpayers and the value of written messages to that attempt. This is followed by instructions in building the foundation of lucid writing to successfully establish the writer’s meaning in the mind of the reader: choice of words, sentence structure, organization of the message, and presentation. Examples related to the assessment field and other occupations are offered as well as sample outlines and letters dealing with assessment administration issues. Limit 65
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SS10 - RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, 4 hrs. Thursday, Instructor: Jason Jorgenson, SAMA, Meeker County & Erik Skogquist, SAMA, Local Assessor: Learn what different types of material and components go into a house from the excavation and footings to the shingles. This course will also cover some examples of what makes a home higher quality compared to a minimum code built home. Limit 85. Second time offered in this licensing period.
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Seminar FULL SS 11 - GIS – HANDS ON TRAINING, 4 hrs. Thursday, Instructors: Jennifer Ward, GISP, Pro-West & Associates Inc., Geographic Information System Specialists, Using GIS in the assessment profession is so vital to having an efficient, fair, and equitable assessment. This hands-on course is tailored to assessors to help you start working with ArcGIS. By course end you will understand GIS terms, know how to use tools within ArcGIS, and be able to join your CAMA data to the map and export the data. Do not miss this opportunity to get GIS going in your office! This seminar will be held off-site at St Cloud State University. Transportation on your own. Limit 17. Second time offered in this licensing period.
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SS 12 – CALCULATING EFFECTIVE RENT, 4 hrs. Thursday, Instructor: Alyssa Hamilton Browne, MAI, SAMA, City of Minneapolis. This seminar will introduce participants the concepts of effective rent and will provide the tools to analyze leases for tax purposes. Participants will calculate in class examples of effective net rent by analyzing contracts. Applying these techniques to the three approaches to value will round out the theory portion of this seminar. Finally, real life examples on how effective rent is used in tax court appeals will be discussed. REQUIRED: A financial calculator to complete the in class examples. Calculators will not be provided. Limit 65
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Seminar FULL SS 13 – ELEMENTS OF LAKESHORE VALUATION, 4 hrs. Thursday, Instructor: Gary Griffin, SAMA, Crow Wing County: The objective of this seminar is demonstration of the different variables that contribute to lakeshore value: shoreline types, quality adjustments, and quantity or excess lake frontage adjustments. There will be examples of lakeshore valuation by extraction, use of aerials and Geographic Information System (GIS) for access, footage and shore quality. Limit 65
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SS 14 – AGRICULTURAL MARKET UPDATE, 4 hrs. Thursday, Instructor: Denny Schmidt and Greg Thomas, Upper Midwest Management Corporation: This seminar will cover a broad range of topics relating to the current state of the agricultural sector. The state of agriculture is more than just our local scene as it is impacted by policies affecting the Renewable Fuels Standards and foreign trade such as NAFTA. Three consecutive years of record corn and soybean harvests have affected our supplies thus putting downward pressure on our commodity prices. Renegotiation of the Farm Bill is also being worked on at the Federal Level. A state issue is the Buffer law. All of these issues affect our land values and land rental rates and will be discussed in this seminar. Limit 65
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SS 15 - MN RESIDENTIAL FORM REPORT – HANDS ON, 4 hrs. Thursday, Instructors: Form Report Instructors and Graders: This workshop will be a hands-on experience where candidates can bring their form reports, all of their data, and have four uninterrupted hours to work on their report. Form Report Instructors and Graders will be on hand to help with any questions or stumbling blocks you may encounter. Please be prepared to work on your report. Bring more data than you think you need so you will have ample information and comparable sales to make suggested Adjustments and changes. DON’T FORGET YOUR LAPTOP AND CALCULATOR. Limit 25
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Contact: Paul Knutson - [email protected] - 507.332.6152
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