Farmland Assessment Review Committee
The Moultrie County Farmland Review Committee consists of 5 members: the Chief County Assessment Officer, the Moultrie County Board of Review Chairman, and 3 farmers appointed by the Chairman of the Moultrie County Board.
The current Moultrie County Farmland Review Committee consists of the following members:
| Lori Barringer, Chairman |
| Bob Elder, Member |
| Steve Jurgens, Member |
| Jesse Riley, Member |
| Lucas Roney, Member |
PURPOSE:
The County Farmland Assessment Review Committee is established by the Illinois Property Tax Code for the purpose of advising the Chief County Assessment Officer on the interpretation and application of the State-certified farmland values and implementation of farmland assessment procedures. On or about June 1 of each assessment year, the Committee holds a public hearing on the equalized assessed values of farmland proposed by the Illinois Department of Revenue and the implementation of the farmland assessment procedures proposed by the Chief County Assessment Officer. Committee members serve until a successor is appointed.
FLOOD DEBASEMENTS (according to the Illinois Department of Revenue)
Flood debasements must be based on the site’s history and documented crop loss. The Illinois Department of Revenue asked counties to review their existing debasements and revise them as needed based on input from landowners, farmers, and farm managers. (One of the easiest ways to collect accurate yield loss is to have farmers complete a questionnaire. Flood insurance claims and elevator receipts are also helpful.)
Only the PIs of affected acreage that suffers actual, not potential, crop loss due to flooding should be adjusted. Flood debasement procedures should
- identify the actual acres affected by flooding,
- determine, from yield data, the documented extent of crop loss caused by each flood situation,
- adjust the PIs of the affected soils by a percentage equal to the percentage of crop loss caused by each flooding situation over a multi-year (preferably 10) period, and
- monitor yield data in order to properly compensate for changes in a parcels flooding history.
Here is a 30-minute video explaining farmland assessments: https://vimeo.com/552566806/6215327605
State of Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board has provided a brochure on Farm Appeal Information. You may review that here.
| Bulletin 810 |
Publication 122: Instructions for Farmland Assessments |
35 ILCS 200/Art.10 Dev. 6 Farmland, open space, and forestry management plan |
For Farmland Sales for 20 acres or more, click here
| 2002 Soil Survey of Moultrie County found at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/illinois/IL139/0/Moultrie_IL.pdf Provided By USDA and NCRA in association with Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station |