The Central Alberta Regional Assessment Review Board is now accepting applications for the 2026 hearing season. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, September 19, 2025. 

Apply if you have:

• experience serving on administrative boards or quasi-judicial boards
• professional or legal writing abilities and computer skills
• a flexible schedule, with availability during the day to attend training and hearings (about three days a month)
• the ability to organize and absorb large amounts of information then analyze and weigh evidence

How to Apply:

• Email completed RARB Board Member Application (pdf) to regionalarb@reddeer.ca
• Mail completed RARB Board Member Application (pdf)
  • Attn: Board Clerk, Central Alberta Regional Assessment Review Board
    c/o Legal and Legislative Services
    Box 5008
    Red Deer, AB  T4N 3T4
• In Person: Drop off completed RARB Board Member Application (pdf):
  • Red Deer City Hall (4914 48 Ave), 1^st Floor Customer Service Desk during regular business hours
    or
  • Place in the outdoor mailbox at the east or west entrance to City Hall (4914 48 Ave). 

The Board is independent from The City of Red Deer and its Partner Municipalities. The RARB makes decisions related to assessment complaints for the Local Assessment Review Board and the Composite Assessment Review Board. 

Members are paid remuneration for their time spent on hearings or training activities however they are independent members of a quasi-judicial board therefore not employees of The City of Red Deer.

Those interested in applying do not need formal training to apply but will have an interest in property assessment.

At the start of the term, and every 3 years after, Board Members are required to complete mandatory training provided by the province of Alberta before they are permitted to sit on a hearing.

Specific Demands of the Job

• Available to complete mandatory training (3 days)
• Available to attend hearings (both in person and online) during typical office hours from April until December (average 3 days/month)
• Ability to analyze information provided
• Ability to write professionally

Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with a wide range of demographics
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, professionalism and uphold the rules of natural justice
• Ability to manage sensitive information and maintain confidentiality
• Experience on quasi-judicial boards or administrative tribunals is not required but is considered an asset

The Central Alberta Regional Assessment Review Board (RARB) recruitment campaign typically runs annually each fall. 

Members appointed to the RARB are expected to be available throughout the year with flexible schedule availability during the day to attend training and hearings. 

At the start of the term, and every 3 years after, Board Members are required to complete mandatory training provided by the province of Alberta before they are permitted to sit on a hearing.

Mandatory training is three days and typically takes place in Edmonton, Calgary or Red Deer. Hearings may take place remotely (online) or in any one of the Partner Municipalities with a membership in the Central Alberta RARB (see www.reddeer.ca/rarb for more information).

Hearings typically occur Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and are scheduled in half or full day increments. However, hearings may also occur over several consecutive days. Last minute withdrawals are common, and the number of hearings or days of hearings assigned to a board member cannot be guaranteed.

Term: 3 years in length

Appointments made annually in December or January (dependent on committee availability)

Members of the Central Alberta Regional Assessment Review Board. 

• Cherie Neitz (term expires December 31, 2025)
• Jurgen Grau (term expires December 31, 2025)
• Katherine Shannon (term expires December 31, 2026)
• Robert Irwin (term expires December 31, 2026)
• Shelby Dushanek (term expires December 31, 2026)
• Tanya Handley (term expires December 31, 2026)
• Allan Tarnoczi (term expires December 31, 2027)
• Dennis Dey (term expires December 31, 2027)
• Don Wielinga (term expires December 31. 2027)
• Alana Gibson (term expires December 31, 2027)
• Mathew James (term expires December 31, 2027)