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Dawson County delays approval of new appraisal services contract amid invoicing concerns
Summary
At a Dec. 4 work session, Dawson County tax-assessor leaders asked commissioners to delay approving a new GMAS appraisal-services contract after unresolved invoicing and data-delivery discrepancies with the prior vendor raised concerns about potential double payment; staff will return with clarification on Dec. 18.
Dawson County commissioners at their Dec. 4 work session heard a request to approve a new contract for appraisal and assessment services from Georgia MAS Appraisal Solutions and Services (GMAS), but the board paused action after tax-assessor leaders and commissioners flagged unresolved billing and data-delivery issues with the prior vendor.
Roxanne, who identified herself as chair of the Board of Tax Assessors, told the board the proposed GMAS contract consolidates two previous contracts and is lower in cost than the prior arrangement. "It was $6,000 less, and we're combining 2 contracts into 1," she said, noting the county would gain additional staff capacity under the new agreement.
A county commissioner raised a separate concern that McCormick, the prior vendor, has invoiced for work that some members of the assessor board say has been completed and delivered; the commissioner said the county must not pay twice for the same work. "We don't want GMAS to do work that McCormick has already done, and we're going to potentially pay McCormick for if we've received the data," the commissioner said, adding the discrepancy had not been settled.
Roxanne said GMAS has not yet billed the county and that the proposed contract needs to be in place to start work for 2026, but commissioners expressed reluctance to sign a new contract before confirming what remains owed under the prior agreement. The board asked staff to return with clarifying documentation and scheduled follow-up in two weeks; a date of December 18 was mentioned for the next consideration.
The work-session discussion did not include a formal vote on the GMAS contract. Commissioners requested detail on invoices, delivered data, and any outstanding obligations from the prior vendor before the board considers final approval.
