Minutes of the Property Tax Appel Board Meeting

              BOARD MEMBERS
Michael J. (Mickey) Goral Kevin L. Freeman Walter R. Gorski Mauro Glorioso
Rockford Chicago Edwardsville Westchester
www.ptabil.com
State of Illinois
PROPERTY TAX APPEAL BOARD
Wm. G. Stratton Office Bldg. DONALD R. CRIST Suburban North Regional Office
401 South Spring St., Rm. 402 Chairman 9511 W. Harrison St., Suite 141
Springfield, Illinois 62706 Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
(T) 217.782.6076 (T) 847.294.4121
(F) 217.785.4425 LOUIS G. APOSTOL (F) 847.294.4799
(TTY) 217.785.4427 Executive Director
Minutes of the
Property Tax Appeal BoardMeeting
Held on July 13, 2010
Springfield, Illinois
1. ROLL CALL: Donald Crist, Chairman; Michael Goral; Kevin Freeman; Walter
Gorski; Mauro Glorioso
STAFF: Louis Apostol, JD, CAE, Executive Director
Steve Waggoner, JD, Chief Hearing Officer
Pam Monical
Dianne Lerman
Chairman Crist convened the meeting at 10:00 a.m.
2. Approval of the Board Minutes for the June 8, 2010 Meeting:
Chairman Crist moved to accept the June minutes with the correction of item "r" (Terry
Hanson) and Wally Gorski's recusal. Mr. Goral seconded the motion and it carried 5-0.
3. Executive Director's Report:
Mr. Apostol submitted an update on the status of the FY 2011 PTAB budget and his
meeting on 6/23/2010 with the GOMB Representatives in Springfield. PTAB will
remain in the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund for FY2011. A list of long
standing open positions was submitted to GOMB for review and consideration. Two (2)
Appraisal Specialist III positions (Hearing Officers) were approved for posting. The four
(4) other open positions are currently under review and consideration at this time. Due to
significant staff and budget reductions following SB 620 and the increased workflow,
these positions are vital in an effort to best serve the public.
Mr. Apostol apprised the Board on PTAB's utilization of 75 day employees who are
filling long standing open positions. These retired State of Illinois workers have played a
major role in assisting management with workflow and processing issues. He noted these
employees are only temporary and full-time staff would be the optimal solution to a
significant increase in appeals from tax year 2009.