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Duties /
Responsibilities Mapping
Department : Responsible for
processing land transactions that convey
property and plotting them on the tax
maps. Maps are plotted from the legal
descriptions.
Appraisal Department :
Responsible for the reviewing and
placing values on property, both real
and personal. This office is also
responsible for processing and
agricultural exemptions that may have
been claimed by landowners.
Assessor's Office :
Responsible for the classing of property
and processing homestead exemptions when
applicable. Another task of this
department is the balancing of the
abstract each year. Also, any changes
of address must be filed with the
Assessors office.
If you buy property it is the
taxpayer's responsibility to come into
the Assessors office to assess your
property, regardless of what you will be
doing with the property. In some
instances you may qualify for some type
of exemption (IE. homestead, over 65,
disability). All assessments must be
made by December 31 of each year for the
following tax year.
Business Personal Property must be
filed in the Appraiser's office. If you
own a business you must file a Business
Personal Property Return by December 31.
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