Fiscal Year 2019 Budget

Beginning July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2019

Last updated: 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
Assessing Operations
Valuation
Executive

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
Personnel Services
Contractual Services
Supplies & Materials
Current Chgs & Oblig
Equipment
Other


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.