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Sumner County audit panel flags reappraisal cost allocation; seeks statewide breakdown from comptroller
Summary
At an April 20 Audit Committee meeting, Sumner County officials debated an audit finding that the county improperly allocated reappraisal costs by treating assessor-office expenditures as entirely reappraisal-related. Members unanimously asked the mayor to request municipal-cost-share data for all 95 Tennessee counties from the Comptroller's Office and accepted the audit with responses.
Sumner County's Audit Committee discussed an audit finding April 20 that questioned how the county allocated assessor-office costs to property reappraisal projects, with county officials and a representative of the Tennessee Comptroller's Office disagreeing over an appropriate split.
Eric Sidler, Sumner County law director, opened the committee meeting and called for business. A representative from the Comptroller's Office, identified in the meeting as Mr. Becker, told the committee that state statutes do not prescribe a specific percentage that counties must use to allocate assessor-office costs between reappraisal and other functions. "The statutes don't outline a specific percentage," Mr. Becker said, and he added that the Comptroller's Office…
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