The Finance and Personnel Committee was informed of a new tax-assessment lawsuit filed against the City of Sheboygan and moved to file the report and pursue representation by outside counsel.

An Acting City Attorney (filling in for Attorney Majeris) told the committee the item is an excessive-tax challenge that will be referred to the city's tax attorney for handling and noted the city receives similar challenges routinely. When asked whether the new case involved the same entity from last year, the Acting City Attorney said this appears to be a new matter and suggested the basis of the claimant's valuation has not yet been provided.

The Acting City Attorney described the standard course: the claimant presents a proposed valuation, the city has its internal appraisal, and an independent appraiser is engaged; that independent appraisal often becomes part of the record the parties rely on. The Acting City Attorney also identified Amy Bridal as the attorney the city would request to appoint to represent it in the case. The committee voted to file the report and later approved a resolution to retain outside counsel and authorize payment for services.