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Marion County PTABOA Meeting Summary - August 28, 2026

Other Meetings (J-Z) — Friday, August 28, 2026
BodyIndianapolis, Indiana
SessionOther Meetings (J-Z)
DateFriday, August 28, 2026
StatusNEW · FILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
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We'll go ahead and get a meeting, Peter Bowl meeting started for August 28th.

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First order business is minutes from last month.

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I'll make a motion accept minutes from last month.

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That's that good.

0:14

Moon second all favor say aye.

0:17

Aye.

0:17

Against the ayes have it.

0:19

Um we have one guest.

0:23

Chair, should we do introductions?

0:25

Oh, I am sorry.

0:26

Oh, you're good.

0:26

Introductions.

0:27

Joe.

0:28

Joe O'Connor and the county assessor, the non-voting member uh and the secretary of the board.

0:35

Panita Kumar, office of corporation counsel.

0:41

Greg Rath now, board member.

0:43

Kathy Gould, board member.

0:45

Steve Adgermy, President.

0:47

Brian Barton, board member.

0:49

Okay.

0:51

Um Zanari.

0:55

Julian.

0:56

Yes.

0:57

Okay.

0:58

Could you stand up, raise your right house for you in?

1:03

You swear to tell a truth, oh true, none but truth, so I'll help you gone.

1:07

Yes.

1:07

Okay.

1:08

So this is on a homestead.

1:11

Yes, I believe that's correct.

1:14

Colleen, it's a homestead issue.

1:16

Yes.

1:16

Yes.

1:17

Um do you have the parcel number and I can tell you what page is it on the sign-in sheet?

1:23

It's one zero four eight seven.

1:25

Oh, I'm sorry, yes.

1:34

Okay.

1:35

Yes, one zero four eight seven nine two is on page one sixty-three of your agenda.

1:53

Okay, this is a homestead exemption.

1:57

Okay, sir.

1:58

You want to state your name and tell us what's going on.

2:03

Yes.

2:03

Uh sir.

2:04

There's a microphone.

2:05

So there's a microphone hanging right there.

2:07

Do you want to stand and stay?

2:09

You don't mind standing right there.

2:12

Hello, everyone, good morning.

2:14

My name is Julian Zunarelli, and I reside at 909 Southeast Street.

2:20

Um reason for uh my presence here is that I uh reside at 909 Southeast Street.

2:30

The homestead exemption for the property was seemingly removed uh for the tax year uh payable 2026 uh 2025.

2:41

I'm here because I would like to appeal the removal of the homestead exemption due to an oversight.

2:49

Um I can provide context now, or you can ask questions not familiar with your process.

2:56

Okay.

2:57

Uh Colleen, do you want to give your side?

3:01

Yeah, so what happened was the property.

3:04

You want to state your name and oh sorry, Colleen Lewis, Marion County Auditor's Office.

3:09

So the property went from is it EGG reality LLC?

3:15

Correct.

3:15

Um to individual names in 2024, and that is one of the very specific situations where the the Indiana code says that you have to reapply for a homestead deduction because those are separate legal entities completely.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Property Tax Assessment█████████████████████████████████████████████65%
Public Records Management█████████13%
Legal and Liability███████10%
Procedural██████9%
Language Accessibility██3%
Summary of Proceedings

Marion County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals Meeting Summary - August 28, 2026

The Marion County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals (PTABOA) met on August 28, 2026, at 2:15 PM in the City-County Building, Room 221, Indianapolis. The board, with members Steve Ajamie, Kevin Robinson, Greg Rathnow, Cathi Gould, and Brian Barton, heard and acted on numerous property tax appeals, including residential and commercial properties, and addressed one public hearing on a homestead exemption.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved minutes from the previous meeting.
  • Approved pages 1-27 of the appeals (various parcels) with no discussion.
  • Approved pages 28-162, with exceptions for parcel 1049173 (tabled for further review), parcel 1011647 (tabled), and others noted.
  • Approved pages 164-201 (hearing officer appeals, mostly sustained due to taxpayer non-appearance).
  • Approved pages 202-243 (withdrawals).
  • Approved pages 244-279 (exemptions), with exceptions for parcels 7043927, 1100879, and others tabled.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Julian Zunarelli (parcel 1048792) appealed the removal of his homestead exemption after transferring title from an LLC to his individual name. He argued it was an administrative change and he remained the resident. The auditor's office stated that Indiana Code requires reapplication for homestead on a change in legal entity. The board voted 2-2 (Ajamie and Barton for, Rathnow and Gould against), resulting in a tie. The matter was tabled to the next meeting (September 25, 2026). Zunarelli requested documentation of the relevant code.
  • Anonymous taxpayer (Burmese language) sought to reopen a closed appeal (parcel 5021290) due to a language barrier. The board noted the matter was not on the agenda and tabled it to the next meeting, pending a translator.

Discussion Items

  • Board tabled several parcels for further review: parcel 1049173 (PK1 zoning with zero assessment), parcel 1011647 (apparent vacancy issue), parcel 1038992 (dated building design adjustment), and exemption parcels 7043927 (Goodwill Legacy Group deed transfer date) and 1100879 (Capital Improvement Board ownership).
  • Board discussed and accepted recommended adjustments for multiple appeals, including corrections to square footage, market adjustments, and reclassifications.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved consent calendar items as noted.
  • Tabled the Zunarelli homestead appeal and the Burmese language reopening request to the next meeting.
  • Tabled several parcels for additional information: 1049173, 1011647, 1038992, 7043927, and 1100879.
  • The board did not act on Mr. Johnson's request to reopen appeals (parcels 7016209, 7002482) as he was not present.
  • Meeting adjourned.

Meeting Transcript

We'll go ahead and get a meeting, Peter Bowl meeting started for August 28th. First order business is minutes from last month. I'll make a motion accept minutes from last month. That's that good. Moon second all favor say aye. Aye. Against the ayes have it. Um we have one guest. Chair, should we do introductions? Oh, I am sorry. Oh, you're good. Introductions. Joe. Joe O'Connor and the county assessor, the non-voting member uh and the secretary of the board. Panita Kumar, office of corporation counsel. Greg Rath now, board member. Kathy Gould, board member. Steve Adgermy, President. Brian Barton, board member. Okay. Um Zanari. Julian. Yes. Okay. Could you stand up, raise your right house for you in? You swear to tell a truth, oh true, none but truth, so I'll help you gone. Yes. Okay. So this is on a homestead. Yes, I believe that's correct. Colleen, it's a homestead issue. Yes. Yes. Um do you have the parcel number and I can tell you what page is it on the sign-in sheet? It's one zero four eight seven. Oh, I'm sorry, yes. Okay. Yes, one zero four eight seven nine two is on page one sixty-three of your agenda. Okay, this is a homestead exemption. Okay, sir. You want to state your name and tell us what's going on. Yes. Uh sir. There's a microphone. So there's a microphone hanging right there. Do you want to stand and stay? You don't mind standing right there. Hello, everyone, good morning. My name is Julian Zunarelli, and I reside at 909 Southeast Street. Um reason for uh my presence here is that I uh reside at 909 Southeast Street.

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