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Davis County assessor flags surge in appeals, seeks extra appraisal funding as software conversion looms
Summary
Assessor Andy Hansen told the Davis County Budget Committee that appeals have risen to about 1,000 this year, prompting requests for contracted appraisal work and equipment, while the office prepares to convert to a new 'Puma' system with multi-year integration costs.
Andy Hansen, Davis County assessor, told the county budget committee on Oct. 3 that his office has seen a surge in property-tax appeals and is seeking additional budget authority for contracted appraisal work and equipment as it prepares to convert to a new property-tax system.
Hansen said the office handled roughly 1,000 appeals this year, an increase driven in part by two large appellants who filed “about 400” appeals on a single last day. ‘‘We were able to process every single one of them within about two and a half weeks,’’ Hansen said, citing the value-pro program and a new land-plot evaluation tool that staff use to support valuations.
Why it matters: higher appeal volumes have increased workload and prompted one-time contracted costs, and the assessor said a planned conversion to the Puma…
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