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Anoka County City of Lino Lakes upon the list and valued by the assessor. In case any property, either real or personal, has been omitted; the Board has the duty of making the assessment. The complaints and objections of persons who feel aggrieved with any assessments for the current year should be considered very carefully by the Board. Such assessments must be reviewed in detail and the Board has the authority to make corrections it deems to be just. The Board may recess from day to day until all cases have been heard. If complaints are received after the adjournment of the Board of Appeal and Equalization they must be handled at the staff level; as a property owner cannot appear before a higher board unless he or she has first appeared at the lower board levels. Pursuant to Minnesota Statute 274.01: The Board may not make an individual market value adjustment or classification change that would benefit the property in cases where the owner or other person having control over the property will not permit the assessor to inspect the •ropert and the interior of any buildings or structures. A non - resident may file written objections to his /her assessment with the county assessor prior to the meeting of the Board of Appeal and Equalization. Such objections must be presented to the Board for consideration while it is in session. Before adjourning, the Board of Appeal and Equalization should cause the record of the official proceedings to be prepared. The law requires that the proceedings be listed on a separate form which is appended to the assessment book. The assessments of omitted property must be listed in detail and all assessments that have been increased or decreased should be shown as prescribed in the form. After the proceedings have been completed, the record should be signed and dated by the members of the Board of Appeal and Equalization. It is the duty of the county assessor to enter changes by Boards of Appeal and Equalization in the assessment book of each district. The Local Board of Appeal and Equalization has the opportunity of making a great contribution to the equality of all assessments of property in a district. No other agency in the assessment process has the knowledge of the property within a district that is possessed jointly by the individual members of a Board of Appeal and Equalization. The County or State Board of Equalization cannot give the detailed attention to individual assessments that is possible in the session of the Local Board. The faithful performance of duty by the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization will make a direct contribution to the attainment of equality in meeting the costs of providing the essential services of local government. Market Value Statistics After thorough studies of the sales in the market place are conducted, we establish the assessed value of all real property. During the 2008 study period, we recorded 5,026 sales countywide (down 0.16% from the 2007 study period). Of these sales only 2,030 were considered "arms - length" transactions (both counts include all property types). In accordance with the results of these sales studies, certain areas of the city and certain styles and grades of homes may have adjusted values either lower or higher than the previous year's value. The new values reflect market trends during the period of October 2007 thru September 2008. 11