MEMORANDUM
Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly
THRU:
Mayor NavarreTHRU:
Jim Lawyer, Director of AssessingFROM:
Richard Campbell, Director General ServicesDATE:
February 22, 1999SUBJECT:
Resolution Establishing a New Assistant Assessor Position and Changing the Current Appraisal Manager Position to that of Residential Appraisal Manager.Focusing the appraisal manager's efforts toward the residential appraisal function will
allow for better oversight, coordination, and review of the appraisal staff. This has
become especially important due to our accelerated inspection schedule and increased field
work.
The assistant assessor will focus on sales ratio studies, administration of the various
exemption programs, the farm deferment program, conservation easements and table
maintenance and updating of the computerized valuation systems. It is critical to have
more departmental expertise in the valuation systems as they are key to calculating real
and personal property values for the assessment roll and have a direct impact on our tax
base, school funding, and revenue sharing.
There are funds available in the current budget to cover the cost of the new position. the annualized cost of the assistant position including fringe benefits is approximately $80,000. The modified appraisal manager position will result in a savings of approximately $7,000.