Minutes of the Property Tax Appeal 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 Board Meeting
Held on December 14, 2010
Des Plaines, Illinois
1. ROLL CALL: Donald Crist, Chairman; Mauro Glorioso; Mickey Goral;
Kevin Freeman; Walter Gorski (via conference call)
STAFF: Louis Apostol, JD, CAE, Executive Director;
Steve Waggoner, JD, Chief Hearing Officer;
Dianne Lerman, Recording Secretary
Chairman Crist convened the meeting at 9:30 a.m.
Mr. Freeman moved to allow Mr. Gorski to participate in the meeting by conference
call. Mr. Goral seconded theMotion and it carried 4-0.
2. Approval of the Board Minutes for the November 9, 2010 Meeting:
Mr. Goral moved to accept the November Board Minutes as presented. Mr. Gorski
seconded the Motion and it carried 5-0.
3. Executive Director’s Report:
Mr. Apostol advised the Board that PTAB submitted a budget of $4,300,000 for 2012.
This budget provides for an increase in clerical and hearing officer staff that will assist
in addressing backlog issues and the 20% increase in new appeals filed before PTAB.
The addition of new staff will help meet PTAB’s long established Mission to “resolve
appeals in a timely fashion” to best serve the public.
Mr. Apostol informed the Board of current staffing issues regarding the recruitment of
Office Assistants and Appraisal Specialist III positions. He also reported that PTAB lost
all its 71-Day clerical workers, but still retains the hearing officers. Additional 71-Day
clerical and hearing officer staff will be added in 2011.