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Supervisors ask staff to study reassessment options, including an in‑house assessor and a two‑year cycle
Summary
Following discussion of out-of-date assessments and limited vendor choice, the board directed staff to prepare a report on reassessment options (costs, staffing, two‑year cycle and in‑house assessor ordinance) and to estimate budget impacts.
Supervisors discussed county real‑estate assessments and whether Amelia should pursue alternatives to the current contract model, including creating an in‑house assessor's office and moving to a two‑year reassessment cycle.
Unidentified Supervisor 11 urged staff to investigate costs and requirements for an in‑house assessor, including staffing backups and ordinance changes. County counsel noted that creating an assessor's office would require an ordinance and decisions on reassessment cycle timing; staff offered to draft an ordinance and prepare cost estimates.
Board members expressed concern about market changes, the limited number of private reassessment vendors in the region and how frequent reassessments affect taxpayers. Supervisors asked staff to produce a report that compares cost and operational implications of contracting reassessment versus establishing an internal assessor's office and adopting a two‑year reassessment cycle.
Next steps: staff will prepare a report with cost estimates, staffing models and recommended timing (including possible start years) and return to the board for further direction.
