Davis County assessor seeks larger modeling contract, plans in‑house transition; appeal with Lagoon moves to state hearing

Assessor Andy Hansen told the Davis County Budget Committee that the assessor's office will issue a request for proposals this week to replace its outside modeling contractor and that the office aims to transition modeling work in‑house by 2028.

Hansen said the county has paid as much as $90,000 in recent years for outside modeling services and that staff have budgeted a conservative increase to avoid returning to the committee midyear. "So not too much has changed on our budget for this year. We are putting out the biggest 1 and the most important for our office is our modeling services," Hansen said. He added the office plans to expand the contract's scope to include training support for county staff.

The nut graf: the assessor is asking for a modest budget increase to cover an expanded contract and higher training costs while pursuing longer‑term savings by building an internal modeling team. Hansen said staffers Austin Crozet and Jeff Milfield are slated to take over modeling responsibilities over the next several years, with outside firms retained only as consultants after the transition.

Hansen described the rationale as operational: in‑house…