Linn County appraiser seeks bids to outsource change‑of‑value mailings, flags need for better permit system
County appraiser Lisa Kela told commissioners she solicited bids to outsource change‑of‑value notices to save roughly $5,000–$7,000 versus in‑house mailings and warned the county needs an improved building‑permit accounting system after field staff find unpermitted work.
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Lisa Kela, Linn County’s appraiser, told the board she has solicited three bids to outsource the annual change‑of‑value notice (CVN) mailing and is leaning toward using a vendor that can verify addresses and mail at bulk rates. Kela said in‑house mailings cost the county about $16,000–$19,000 when labor, supplies and postage are included, and that one vendor indicated it could save roughly $5,000–$7,000 through bulk postage and address‑verification services.
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