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Dona Ana County assessor: no reappraisal update; staffing shortages and workload cited
Summary
Assessor Gina Ojana Monte Ortega and residential appraiser supervisor Janice Madrid told commissioners on Sept. 2 that the office lacks staff and space to begin a full reappraisal; commissioners asked for a scoping plan and timeline to avoid state intervention.
At a Sept. 2 work session, Gina Ojana Monte Ortega, Dona Ana County assessor, and Janice Madrid, the assessor’s residential appraiser supervisor, told the Board of County Commissioners there was “no update” on a countywide reappraisal and that staffing shortages, workload from recent construction and space constraints prevent starting a full reappraisal project immediately.
“We currently have 6 actual appraisers when we should have 7,” Madrid said. She told commissioners the office is hiring to fill vacancies but that recruitment has been slow, particularly for commercial appraisers; she estimated the appraisal staff…
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