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Assessor's office fields public confusion on Prop 13 vs. Prop 8; offers training and outlines appeal counts
Summary
An assessor's office appraiser and county staff described how Proposition 13 and Proposition 8 rules interact, urged calm, and said the office will provide outreach and training after an influx of property tax appeals and calls from residents.
An assessor's office employee urged residents and elected officials on April 8 to stop spreading incorrect information about property tax rules and offered to provide training on how Propositions 13 and 8 are applied.
Michael Ballard, who identified himself as an appraiser with the assessor’s office, said recent public statements by board members and others had prompted residents to contact the office in anger and confusion. ‘‘As an appraiser, I’m allowed by law to put only two numbers down on a piece of property when I’m doing appraisal. It is the lowest of fair market value or Prop 13, one of the two,’’ Ballard said, adding that changing those numbers improperly…
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