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Assessor outlines $102.5 million tax roll, staffing shortfall and efficiency gains

Columbia County Board of Commissioners · March 11, 2026
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Summary

Assessor Andrea Jerkowitz reviewed the tax-roll Table 8 (total estimated tax revenue $102,497,631.04), described e-filing and GIS improvements, reported 5,962 new-construction vouchers processed and noted the office is understaffed relative to the state-recommended 17.3 FTE (currently 14).

Andrea Jerkowitz, the county assessor, delivered a detailed department update March 11 that covered the tax-roll compilation, electronic filing improvements, GIS upgrades and staffing and succession planning.

Jerkowitz told the board that Table 8, the compilation of district-by-district assessed value, shows Columbia County's total expected tax collections for the 2025— 2026 period as $102,497,631.04. She reviewed the assessment calendar and statutory deadlines (appeals, deferral questionnaires and capital grant…

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