Duties Of The Assessor

THE COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COUNTIES AD VALOREM

TAXATION. AD VALOREM MEANS ACCORDING TO VALUE.

THE COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE PRIMARY DUTY & RESPONSIBILTY IS TO DISCOVER, LIST, APPRAISE & ASSESS ALL REAL & PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHIN HIS/HER JURISDICTION FOR TAXATION PURPOPSES. THIS WOULD INCLUDE ALL RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL & AGRICULTRAL CLASSES OF PROPERTY ALONG WITH ALL PERSONAL PROPERTY.

THE COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE ASSESSES REAL PROPERTY WITHIN A FAIR CASH VALUE TO WHICH A WILLING BUYER WOULD PAY FOR SUCH PROPERTY OR WHAT A WILLING SELLER WOULD SELL FOR SUCH PROPERTY.

Visual Inspection

BY STATUTE THE COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE MUST REVISIT EACH PROPERTY EVERY FOUR YEARS FOR REVALUATION. WE ALSO CALL THIS VISUAL INSPECTION.

THE VI PLAN IS BROKEN UP INTO FOUR REVALUATION AREAS FOR SEQUOYAH COUNTY

OR FIELD APPRASER'S COLLECT DATA FROM EACH PARCEL THAT IS THEN ENTERED & UPDATED INTO MASS APPRAISAL SYSTEM.

THE COUNTY ASSESSOR'S ALSO PROCESSES ALL DEEDS & OTHER FORMS OF REAL ESTATE TRANSFER THAT ARE FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.

Some content may be extracted from OSU Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet AGEC-802 and/or the County Training Program website. More complete information is available from these sources.