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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