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Board of Supervisors to equalize property tax rate after county reassessment; notices to be mailed
Summary
Following a countywide reassessment presentation, supervisors directed staff to keep the tax rate at an equalized level (approx. $0.479 per $100 assessed value) and to proceed with statutory notice steps for billing; the board asked staff to verify calculations and provide the Board of Equalization schedule.
County staff reported results of the countywide reassessment and walked supervisors through the technical steps required to publish tax notices and set the tax rate. After discussion about how reassessment changed valuations across neighborhoods and property classes, supervisors instructed staff to use an equalized rate for the new assessments rather than adopt a higher rate that would increase bills above the equalization effect.
Key points: - Reassessment process: County staff described the reassessment as a mass appraisal that used sales and other data to meet state standards. The county completed a migration to a new property-assessment system, performed ratio studies (assessment-to-sales results, coefficient of dispersion), and held hearings for residents who sought adjustments. - Outreach and appeals: Staff said roughly 1,400 inquiries/contacts were handled in the reassessment cycle and that final appeal adjustments were processed and will be included in mailed notices. - Tax rate decision and next steps: Supervisors agreed to equalize the rate (presented working number ~ $0.479 per $100 assessment as the equalized rate). The board asked staff to reconfirm the exact equalization math before the formal advertisement and to proceed with the required mailings and hearing schedule so final bills can be mailed under the statutory timetable.
What residents should expect: Notices and second notices will be mailed per statutory timelines; residents who received reassessment notices and wish to appeal will be able to appear before the Board of Equalization when that panel convenes. County staff said they received three applicants to date for the Board of Equalization and will continue recruiting to reach the required membership.
Ending: Supervisors asked county staff to double-check the calculations and to present the advertised rates and hearing schedule for formal adoption at the next meeting.
