40105679 7/26, 8/2; 2012 NOTICE Upcoming Appointment to The Douglas County Board of Equalization Any resident of Douglas County having the following qualifications and an interest in serving on the board may nominate himself or herself for appointment by submitting a nomination form which may be obtained online at http://www.celebratedouglascounty. com Choose Department, Judicial, Clerk of Superior Court. DOWNLOADABLE DOCUMENTS (located on the right), 2012 Application for Board of Equalization. Qualifications (1) Any person who is, in the judgment of the appointing grand jury, qualified and competent to serve as a grand juror (that is, who is one of the most intelligent, most upright and most experienced citizens of the county), who is the owner of real property, and who is at least a high school graduate is qualified, competent, and compellable to serve as a member or alternate member of the board. However, any member of any governing authority of a county, municipality, or consolidated government; member of a county or independent board of education; member of the county board of tax assessors; employee of the county board of tax assessors; or county tax appraiser is ineligible to serve as a member or alternate member of the board of equalization. (2) Within the first year after a member s initial appointment to the board of equalization, the member must satisfactorily complete not less than 40 hours of instruction in appraisal and equalization processes and procedures, as prepared and required by the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Revenue. Failure to do so will render the member ineligible to serve on the board and prohibits the member from hearing appeals. (3) Additionally, any person appointed to the board must complete annually a continuing education requirement of at least eight hours of instruction in appraisal and equalization procedures. Failure to do so renders the member ineligible to serve on the board. Please submit nominations by August 31, 2012. Rhonda G. Payne Clerk of Superior Court 8700 Hospital Drive Douglasville, Ga 30134

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