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Cascade Charter Township approves contract to outsource assessing; manager cites $350,000 annual savings
Summary
The township approved a three-year contract with Assessing Administration Services (AAS) to provide assessing services. Manager Smith said the change will preserve on-site staffing, give the township access to a larger assessor bench and save roughly $350,000 a year; trustees requested details on appeals and legal review.
Cascade Charter Township voted to contract assessing services to Assessing Administration Services (AAS) for a three-year term with an option to extend, a move staff presented as both an operational restoration after recent staff departures and a budgetary savings measure.
Manager Smith told trustees that the assessing department had lost the majority of its staff and the township solicited proposals; AAS was selected after interviews and a short trial. "I can say that going with this contract…
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