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Assessor warns county budget committee of long-deferred staffing and records funding needs; pushes for restored CAPA allocation
Summary
The Yamhill County assessor told the budget committee the long-term, flat federal CAPA (county assessment assistance) grant contributes a shrinking share of office costs and urged restoration of state-level holdback funding to increase the county—s grant assistance; the office also outlined record-preservation needs
The Yamhill County Assessor briefed the budget committee on persistent funding pressure for assessment, tax, cartography and geographic information systems (GIS) operations.
Assessor—s office workload and funding
The assessor noted the office maintains roughly 50,000 taxable accounts with a real-market value near $30 billion and handles tax levy calculations, statements and distribution to more than 50 taxing districts. The assessor said the office is —routinely— staffed well below the state—s staffing-model recommendations; the state model indicates the…
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