Duties

• Discovery – find missing property and new parcels created by land divisions
• List – Review and assist in mapping and legal descriptions of new parcels in conjunction with County Real Property Lister
• Value – set the value of all taxable property as it exists as of Jan 1st of each year**
• Make all changes, corrections and adjustments to the assessment roll and prepare the Assessor’s Final Report for the State
• Send Notice for every property that has any change in value
• With Town board and Clerk, set meeting dates for Open Book and Board of Review and assist clerk with publishing and posting requirements
• Attend Open Book and make necessary corrections
• Certify assessment roll
• Attend Board of Review and present information in support of challenged assessments
• Do all things required of the assessor by State statute, including Use Value adjustments, maintaining proper town ratio, and continuing education
• Specifically including personal visit to view and value all new construction within town