Wizard asks, of the BoET:
> PS: Maybe a snappier name?
People would pay more attention if we just called it the Tax Board. (Might
be a tad less accurate, but the public profile gains might be worth it.)
David Brauer
Kingfield
During the draft revisions of the Mpls Charter, there was a
proposal to change this name to "Board of Finance". This would be a
'snappier' name, and fairly accurately reflect what they do. It would also
eliminate misleading stuff from the name. (Currently, the Board gets a lot
of calls from people complaining that their taxes are too high, or that
their property is assessed wrong -- things that the Board of E&T does not
deal with.
The main objection to this new name was that it would be quite
similar to the City's Department of Finance, and might lead to confusion there.
Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson
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