Delay not Disrupting Assessment

     
     Property owners throughout Indiana have read headlines about recent legislation delaying reassessments.  This legislation will not stop assessors from beginning work immediately, however, so residents may see assessment office personnel in their neighborhoods.
     The Indiana General Assembly recently enacted House Enrolled Act 1001which delays the start date of the 2011 general reassessment by one year. The general reassessment was originally scheduled to begin July 1, 2009, but will now begin on July 1, 2010, and is to be completed by March 1, 2012.
     The Department of Local Government Finance, or DLGF, allows assessors to begin the physical inspection process for the general reassessment work before July 1, 2010. However, to ensure that information is as up to date as possible, the assessor must verify and confirm the property data collected between July 1, 2010, and March 1, 2012. This can be done by conducting a property visit, reviewing the county building permit records with a follow-up visit, or by using aerial photography. The goal of Indiana’s general reassessment is to help ensure fairness and equity.  
     In addition to the work for the general reassessment, there are other assessment duties that need to be done such as image collection, gathering property data for new construction, and trending. Dubois  County will continue to perform these duties.  Field personnel in neighborhoods may be identified by photo identification badges and by vehicles with magnetic signs identifying them as assessment office workers.
If you have questions, please contact Gail Gramelspacher, Dubois County Assessor at (812) 481-7010.