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4/11/18
Assessing Department
The mission of the Assessing Department is to accurately assess property and provide prompt and courteous responses to requests for service from the public.
Gayle Willett,
Commissioner,
Appropriation 136
Appropriations by Program
Program Name
FY16 Actual
FY17 Actual
FY18 Budget
FY19 Budget
Assessing Operations
2,083,229
2,095,836
2,092,269
2,371,313
Valuation
3,628,264
3,629,184
3,984,872
3,866,698
Executive
1,391,991
1,267,319
1,308,999
1,375,934
Total
7,103,484
6,992,339
7,386,140
7,613,945
Department trends by program
Assessing Department Operating Budget Over Time
Assessing Department FY18 Operating Budget by Program
Department budget by account
title
FY16 Expenditure
FY17 Expenditure
FY18 Appropriation
FY19 Adopted
Inc/Dec 18 vs 19
Personnel Services
6,220,572
6,299,433
6,760,160
7,000,965
240,805
Contractual Services
638,700
527,810
446,360
443,860
-2,500
Supplies & Materials
124,967
55,370
59,220
60,220
1,000
Current Chgs & Oblig
119,245
85,667
120,400
108,900
-11,500
Equipment
0
24,059
0
0
0
Other
0
0
0
0
0
Total
7,103,484
6,992,339
7,386,140
7,613,945
227,805
Department trends by account
Assessing Department Operating Budget Over Time
Assessing Department FY18 Operating Budget by Account
Assessing Department
Performance Goals
Assessing Operations
To review abatement applications in a timely manner
Executive
To resolve taxpayer inquiries responsively and quickly
Assessing Department - Authorizing Statutes
Organizations, CBC St. 6 §§ 100-107; CBC Ord. §§ 6-2.1-6-2.5.
Taxation, M.G.L.A. cc. 59, 60A-B, 61A-B, 121A.
Abatement of Back Taxes, M.G.L.A. c. 58, § 8.
Classification, M.G.L.A. c.59, § 2A; M.G.L.A. c. 40, § 56.
Annual Assessment, M.G.L.A. c. 59 § 21C.
Proposition 2 1/2, M.G.L.A. c. 59 § 21C.
Cherry Sheets - State Aid, M.G.L.A. c. 58, §§ 18B, 18C, 18F, 20A, 25, 25A; M.G.L.A. c. 29, §§ 2O, 71.