Accurate Appraisals presents assessor proposal; council presses on data accuracy and timing

Representatives from Accurate Appraisals presented the firm's proposal for property assessment services at the Oct. 20 Brodhead Common Council meeting, and council members pressed the vendor on data accuracy and timing of updates.

Kyle Kabe, a representative of Accurate Appraisals, described the company's outreach and Open Book processes, distribution of marketing materials and FAQs, and said the proposal includes "a 4-year blend with an intermarket update in 2027." Kabe said Accurate has a data team and multiple staff who could serve as statutory assessor coordinators; he offered to coordinate with the city clerk to ensure a good working fit and to reach out to county data teams when needed.

Councilmembers asked several follow-up questions. Alderperson Sauer cited prior problems in other municipalities (an acreage error in Monroe that took years to resolve and multiple imports in Belleville) and asked how often data exports require correction. Kabe said data corrections are performed when errors are found and that Accurate works with each county to match exports closely, but he did not provide a specific historical error rate.

Mayor Simpson and Alderperson Gritzmaker raised procedural questions about the intermarket update and whether some of the discussions should move to closed session for further evaluation of proposals; Mayor Simpson suggested the matter might be appropriate for closed-session consideration. The council did not take an immediate vote on an assessor contract during the meeting; discussion and vendor vetting appear to continue.