Assessor’s Duties & Responsibilities

The City Assessor is a State certified professional who determines the value of all property in the City. Those values are then used to calculate property taxes across all taxing jurisdictions.

The Assessor is not involved in the billing or collection of property taxes. Questions about property tax collection should be addressed to the Treasurer's office.

Main functions of the Assessor's office include:

  • Holds annual open book sessions for property owners and presents assessments at the Board of Reviews hearings
  • Inspects and reviews all properties that were issued permits for the current year and any partial assessments from the prior year and determine values
  • Prepares and submits Assessor's Final Report to the Department of Revenue
  • Provides assessment and owner information to citizens, developers, real estate professionals, and other interested parties
  • Updates information in the property database

Contact us with questions about a property, assessments, or related topics. You can also use the Property Information Lookup tool

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