2021 Legal Seminar Agenda

Agenda subject to change 

Thursday, December 2, 2021

7:30 – 8:00 am

Continental Breakfast and Registration

8:00 – 8:15 am

Opening Remarks

WHAT’S BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE LAST MET

8:15 - 9:15 am

Recent Developments in Real Property Taxation: Procedural

9:15 -10:15 am

Recent Developments in Real Property Taxation: Substantive

10:15 -10:30 am

Break

10:30 -11:30 am

Cases of Note in Your Jurisdictions

11:30 am -12:30 pm

Panel Discussion of Cases  

12:30 - 1:30 pm

Luncheon provided at the hotel

COMPLEX ISSUES & VALUATION PROBLEMS

1:30 – 3:00 pm

The Relevance of the Cost of Equity Determined by Rate Regulators to the Cost of Equity for Valuation of a Public Utility.  PacifiCorp v. Utah State Tax Commission, (Utah District Court 2020)

3:00 – 3:15 pm

Break

3:15 – 4:15 pm

Union Pacific Railroad Co. vs.  Utah State Tax Commission

4:15 – 5:15 pm

Renewable Energy Facilities: Practical Considerations  

Friday, December 3, 2021

8:00 – 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast

SPECIAL TOPICS

8:30 – 9:30 am

Creating a Win-Win Situation with Good Property Tax Administrative Practices

9:30 – 10:30 am

Privacy in the New Media Age: Living in the Culture of Intrusion

10:30 – 10:45 am

Break

10:45 – 11:45 am

Conclusion or Illusion:  Identifying Faulty Highest and Best Use Conclusions

11:45 am – 12:45 pm

Luncheon provided at the hotel

ETHICS and COVID 19 IN THE ASSESSING OFFICE

Moderator: TBD

12:45 – 1:45 pm

Trial Ethics

 
1:45 – 2:45 pm

Ethics in Governance: Developing Moral Public Service

2:45 – 3:00 pm

Break

3:00 – 4:00 pm

Covid-19 Panel Discussion on Hot Market Values 

TBD