Board member asks for advance notice after assessor mailings to township residents

A board member told the county board that they returned home after being away and found an envelope from the assessor’s office addressed to residents of Morton Township. The member asked for advance notice from the assessor or other county offices before mailings that will generate constituent questions.

“I would appreciate a little advanced communication from the assessor's office or for that matter, any county office when we're doing something that's going to cause questions to our constituents,” the board member said. The speaker said assessor mailings appear to follow a regular cycle and said notifying board members would help them prepare to respond to residents.

The comment came during the communications portion of the meeting. No follow-up action or formal direction to staff was recorded in the transcript.