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Former assessor office employee alleges state-code violations and retaliation, asks county to investigate

3085302 · April 22, 2025
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Summary

A former assistant property director told commissioners she observed and was instructed to perform violations of Indiana assessment code and that she experienced retaliation after reporting the conduct; she asked the Monroe County Board of Commissioners to open an investigation.

At public comment on April 17, Janae Trimble, who said she worked in the Monroe County Assessor’s Office from October 2023 to October 2024 as assistant property director, alleged multiple violations of Indiana assessment code and said she had reported the conduct to supervisors, the Department of Local Government Finance and the county legal department.

Trimble said she witnessed “sales chasing” and manipulation of…

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