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Leavenworth County commissioners reappoint Robert Weber as county appraiser
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved Resolution 2025-20 to reappoint Robert Weber as county appraiser for a four-year term beginning July 1, 2025; Weber described the statutory limits on the office and the appeals process for property owners.
The Leavenworth County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve Resolution 2025-20 reappointing Robert Weber as county appraiser for a four-year term beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2029.
The appointment, approved by roll call, came after a brief public discussion about the appraiser's duties and the limits of county authority on property valuation. Commissioners who spoke at the meeting emphasized that the appraiser must apply state standards rather than local political direction.
Weber, who said he provided background information in a letter to the board, described the appraiser's role under state rules and how property valuations and appeals are handled. “That is correct,” Weber said when asked whether his office follows Department of Revenue Property Valuation Division standards. He added, “I've never been asked by a commissioner to adjust values anyway or any direction.”
Weber explained the appeals timeline to the board: March 1 change-of-value notices are mailed, the public has 30 days to appeal, and a secondary protest option occurs at tax-payment time; adjustments can result in refunds or changes applied to subsequent tax installments. He told commissioners that redaction of exempt federal property values — notably at Fort Leavenworth — limits the county’s ability to quantify certain exempt valuations because federal data are not provided.
During questioning, Weber said the office aims to value properties within statutory tolerances and noted that typical appeal adjustments during hearings run “about 40 to 45%” of appeals filed, though he added many of those reductions are small. He also said less than 1% of taxpayers file protest hearings in years with modest valuation increases, rising to about 1–2% during years with large increases.
The board’s formal action reappoints Weber for the stated four-year term. The commissioners recorded their approval by roll call.
Weber thanked the board after the vote. The appointment is effective July 1, 2025.
