Supervisors press for assessment workshop as members warn of lost state revenue

A majority of supervisors urged staff to schedule an "Assessment 101" workshop after several members said the county's assessed values are well below market, causing significant revenue loss from state and school allocations.

"We're far under the assessed the values and that we're losing lots of revenue because our assessments are so low," said a committee member, summarizing the concern that low assessments are reducing state-shared revenue and school funding. Staff told the board it had identified potential vendors and that procurement could start in 2027, with the field process in 2028 and new assessments effective Jan. 1, 2029.

Supervisor (Speaker 2) said a workshop would help the board understand available vendors and the process before committing to a full revaluation. "Have an assessment 1 0 1 class, and we learn about it, see who's out there to perform these assessments," the supervisor said, asking staff to arrange a presenter for the June meeting. Staff agreed to return with recommended next steps and pricing options; several supervisors said they wanted answers about timeline and implementation before approving budget actions that depend on assessment outcomes.

The board did not adopt a formal motion to order a revaluation; members directed staff to arrange the workshop and to bring vendor and timeline options back to the board. The discussion emphasized uncertain timing and the possible multi-year delay between procurement and an effective tax-change date, which staff said could make any new rates effective Jan. 1, 2029 if procurement follows the proposed schedule.