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Supervisor of assessments pitches software to find improper homestead exemptions; seeks salary adjustment
Summary
The county’s supervisor of assessments presented a proposal for software from TrueRoll to audit homestead exemptions and requested a salary adjustment to stay competitive; TrueRoll representatives estimated a typical homestead error rate of 4–6% and proposed a $31,000 annual subscription with a multi‑year option that would waive setup fees.
The supervisor of assessments told the Boone County finance committee Thursday that software offered by a vendor called TrueRoll could identify erroneous homestead exemptions and find eligible taxpayers who were not receiving exemptions.
The supervisor said the county has recurring administrative work on exemptions — from seniors, veterans and other owner‑occupied exemptions — and that errors or omitted filings lead to refunds or additional administrative burden. She told the committee a technology solution could audit exemptions at scale and improve fairness. "By publicly, my salary remaining competitive, that guarantees… you'll get a lot of resumes," she added in a separate…
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