City Assessor

• Aug 2020 - Present

* Directs the valuation, assessment and recording of residential, commercial and personal property and mobile homes. * Prepares and maintains the assessment roll, statement of assessment and exempt computer value report for the overall assessment district and for each tax incremental finance district. * Prepares the annual assessment report, the municipal assessment report and the TID assessment reports for the assessment district. * Certifies as to the assessment ratio to full value, accuracy and equitableness of all assessments entered into the various assessment rolls. * Prepares, defends and substantiates assessments to the Board of Review. * Participates in the preparation of complex appraisals and assists the City Attorney in property tax cases. * Reviews new plats, surveys, certified surveys, annexations and attachments, etc. to determine values. * Updates and supervises the update of the assessment maps showing each real estate parcel within the City's jurisdiction. * Develops various assessment reports required and requested by the legislative and administrative bodies of the City and processes al reports required by statutory mandate and the Department of Revenue. * Allocates property to exempt and non-exempt categories. * Reviews appraisers' reports and inspects questionable cases; reviews complaints of over assessment and adjusts assessments as appropriate. * Coordinates office functions with the DOR related to TIF District reporting and changes of "utilities" property use. * Coordinates the assessment activities of the City with other City departments. * Develops Department policy in accordance with applicable Wisconsin statutes; establishes and reviews techniques used in the appraisal procedures of the Department; designs, supervises and implements office procedures. * Supervises the preparation and maintenance of necessary files and records. Show less

Director of Reappraisals

• Nov 2015 - Aug 2020

* Director over valuations department, appraisal supervisors, appraisal fieldworkers and quality control. * Responsible for directing all reappraisal functions within the County. * Supervises reappraisal department. * Coordinates with reappraisal, GIS, real estate and data processing departments to assure readiness for implementing reappraisals. * Establishes and approves market models. * Plans and directs fieldwork necessary for reappraisals. * Maintains neighborhood delineations as necessary to perform reappraisals. * Establishes guidelines and procedures for assessment ratio studies. * Conducts assessment ratio studies. Show less

Chief Deputy Assessor

• Jan 2007 - Oct 2015

* Implement any mandates, laws and statues pertaining to property tax assessment by the State of Indiana and the Department of Local Government Finance. * Supervises and directs office personnel and determines assignments to meet statutory deadlines and oversees personnel schedules. * Responsible for processing department payroll, accounts payable, and maintaining department general fund budget. * Assists elected Wayne Township Assessor with office personnel, including hiring, discipline and reorganizing personnel when needed. * Run Crystal Reports to locate and fix any real property assessment errors. * Processes personal property audits to determine any under or over reporting of assets to be taxed per the Indiana Code. * Developed a cyclical reassessment plan in which every class of property will be physically inspected once every four years, and gained approval by the State. * Continue to build and improve customer service standards and communication of information to taxpayers, including holding public forums and attending neighborhood association meetings. * Complete overhaul of office organization, restructuring and streamlining positions and processes in an effort to improve uniformity and consistency. * Mastered sales ratio studies and applications of neighborhood market factors, including areas with high foreclosure and rental concentrations. * Successfully completed the 2012 General Reassessment in which every property within the jurisdiction was physically inspected. * Gained approval through the State of Indiana for a cyclical reassessment plan in which every property within each class will be visited once every four years. Show less

Imaging Tecnhician / PTABOA Assistant

• Dec 2004 - Dec 2006