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Commission approves three-year assessment-services contract modification beginning July 1
Summary
To avoid a lapse in assessing services the commission approved a three-year modification with Assessment Administration Services LLC effective July 1, 2026; staff said the assessor will be in the office one day a week and deputy two days a week and the contract is terminable on 30 days' notice.
The commission approved a three-year modification to the contract with Assessment Administration Services LLC to provide assessing services starting July 1, 2026, and authorized the city manager to execute necessary documents.
Commissioners expressed concern that the three-year term could represent long-term outsourcing of services. City staff and legal counsel said the contract includes a 30-day termination window and was proposed to avoid a gap in service after unsuccessful local recruitment. Finance/assessing staff said the assessor will be in the city one day per week and the deputy assessor two days per week; staff emphasized mentoring of a future permanent, in-house assessor remains the long-term goal.
City legal review included edits and a 30-day termination carve-out to protect the city; staff said advertising and candidate searches will continue with the intent to return to a permanent, locally based assessment staff when feasible.
The commission voted to approve the modification, with commissioners recording affirmative roll-call votes.
What's next: Contract takes effect July 1 and staff will continue recruiting and report back on progress toward reestablishing permanent, local assessing staff.
