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Chief Assessor outlines state-mandated citywide revaluation, warns residential exemption would require added staff
Summary
Chief Assessor described a state-required citywide revaluation (every five years), proposed a $57,000 FY26 expense for certification and mailings, recommended keeping a part‑time field inspector, and told councilors a residential exemption would require substantial additional staffing and a full-time reviewer to process anticipated applications.
Chief Assessor Jared (last name not given in transcript) briefed councilors on the assessing department's FY26 budget and the upcoming state-required citywide revaluation. The department requested a $57,000 new expense for the state revaluation process, which the assessor said is comparable to other communities on a five-year revaluation cycle.
The assessor said staff use Vision software and that the revaluation work is intensive; the state performs a data-quality review on the city's work during revaluation years. He explained the department's goal is to bring all properties to full and fair cash…
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