Duties
County Assessor Duties
The County Assessor identifies, lists and calculates the assessed value of all Real and Personal property in those areas of the county that are not maintained by the individual Township Assessor/Manager. In general, the County Assessor performs the following duties:
Administers Sales Disclosure Process
Advises and instructs the County's Township Assessor/Manager
Calculates the assessed value of all real property in each taxing district
Calculates the total assessed value of each taxing district
Certifies current Assessments to the County Auditor's Office
Discovers and identifies omitted property
Insures countywide uniform Property Assessment Equalization
Selects Assessment Software and Computer Systems
Oversees the General Reassessment process
Serves as Member/Secretary of the County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals
Utilizes recent sales of land (Sales Disclosures) to establish base market rates and values in each neighborhood, adjusts base values for location, nearness to amenities and other influence factors
Verifies and reviews the self reported values of all personal property in each taxing district
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