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Tulare County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder cites digitization, new software and planned move to speed services
Summary
The Tulare County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder’s office told supervisors it has migrated from decades-old systems to modern software, cut major processing backlogs and plans a relocation to Government Plaza to improve public access.
Tulare County’s Assessor-Clerk-Recorder office told the Board of Supervisors on Sept. 23 that a multi-year modernization program has replaced legacy systems, digitized millions of records and reduced a major document-processing backlog while improving public access.
The presentation, led by Assessor-Clerk-Recorder Tara Freitas and department public information lead Steve Wise, outlined software replacements, a large-scale scanning project, online filing expansions and a planned relocation to Government Plaza on Mooney Boulevard.
The changes matter because the assessor’s office establishes property values that form the county tax roll. “When Tara was appointed department head … she vowed to modernize the office,” Wise said, adding the office now manages roughly $53 billion in assessed value across about 175,715…
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