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Commissioners agree to pursue temporary change in assessor's customer service hours amid persistent backlog
Summary
The board heard from the assessor about a backlog of audits and application processing; commissioners authorized staff to prepare a resolution to change public hours temporarily to allow staff processing time and asked for a plan to address staffing and valuation risks tied to Department of Revenue changes.
Clallam County commissioners on Monday discussed a temporary change to the assessor’s office customer service hours to give staff time to reduce a backlog of applications and complete outstanding audits.
Assessor staff told the board the office is still working through prior audits and new state rules affecting senior property tax exemptions and auxiliary dwellings; the office requested moving the effective date for the temporary hours change to Aug. 1 to provide a consistent month boundary while finishing outstanding work.…
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