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Pulaski County approves assessor bond and six-year EqualView contract
Summary
The Pulaski County Board of Commissioners approved a $30,000 bond for newly designated assessor Theresa Callaway and unanimously approved a six-year contract with imagery provider EqualView at $57,755.61 per year to update parcel imagery and support reassessments.
The Pulaski County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a $30,000 bond for Theresa Callaway and separately authorized a six-year contract with EqualView to provide enhanced parcel imagery and analytics for the assessor’s office.
In the meeting, the board moved and seconded a bond for Callaway covering Oct. 22 through Dec. 31, 2026; the chair called for the voice vote and commissioners responded “aye.” The bond secures the assessor in her role while the county completes statutory responsibilities. No roll-call votes were recorded in the transcript.
Assessor’s office staff described the EqualView product as a higher-resolution, ‘optometry-style’ imaging system that produces drawings of buildings, concrete pads, fences and pools to help staff identify unpermitted or changed structures. Staff said Pulaski County maintains about 17,974 parcels and typically must carry out reassessments on roughly 4,400–4,500 parcels annually; the imagery will help capture changes that do not always trigger a building permit.
The board approved a six-year contract with EqualView at $57,755.61 per year. Staff said the first flight of imagery is scheduled in 2026 and that a cloud-based analytic product — to begin in 2028 — will flag parcels with potential changes for Nexus (the field representative) to verify on the ground. Commissioners asked several clarifying questions about funding and reporting; staff said they had circulated contract language to county counsel and the developer’s attorney and would provide follow-up updates to the board.
The contract was presented as a way to improve the accuracy and efficiency of annual reassessments and to reduce missed changes that occur when property owners do not obtain building permits. Following the motion and a second, commissioners voted by voice and approved the EqualView contract.
The board directed staff to continue coordination with counsel and to provide status updates; commissioners also thanked staff and completed the approved signatures and paperwork necessary to execute the contract.
