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Assessor outlines tax roll, proposed staffing cuts and support push for CAFA funding bill
Summary
Lane County assessor presented the assessment and taxation office’s FY 2025–26 proposal, warned of staff reductions and slower service, and described local advocacy for House Bill 3518 to increase the County Assessment Function Assistance (CAFA) fund.
Mary Hooksett Schaffer, Lane County assessor and tax collector, presented the Assessment & Taxation proposed budget to the budget committee on May 13, reporting a certified tax roll and urging legislative attention to CAFA funding.
Hooksett Schaffer told the committee her office certified a 2024–25 tax roll with roughly $101 billion in real market value and about $43.1 billion in taxable value, and noted the office will be operating below the Department of Revenue’s recommended staffing levels. “We will be at 46.8 FTE, which is 61% of [the recommended] FTE,” Hooksett Schaffer said, presenting the Department of Revenue comparator analysis.
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