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St. Louis Assessor explains two‑year assessment cycle, senior‑freeze workload and limits on mid‑year value changes after storm
Summary
Sean Ordway, deputy assessor and acting interim assessor, told the Budget and Public Employees Committee on May 19 that St. Louis assesses property based on its condition on Jan. 1 and that the office cannot typically change values mid‑year following storm damage.
Sean Ordway, deputy assessor and acting interim assessor, told the Budget and Public Employees Committee on May 19 that the assessor’s office follows a two‑year assessment plan approved by the State Tax Commission and that valuations are set to reflect property condition as of Jan. 1 each assessment cycle.
Ordway said the office manages about 110,000 personal property accounts and sees roughly 120–150 in‑person customers a day for filings and questions. He described the senior property tax freeze passed last year as a major new administrative responsibility that has…
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