Calaveras County Grand Jury • 2019-2020

Calaveras County Civil Grand Jury Assessor’s Office

Published: December 16, 2020 17 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 6 findings

F1
The Calaveras County Administrative Office responded to Finding #1 and
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R1
The Calaveras County Grand Jury recommends the Calaveras County Administrative Office develop a plan to address the backlog issue in the Calaveras County Assessor’s Office through a “comprehensive staffing and work methods analysis” and present the findings to the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors and the Calaveras County Assessor’s Office
F2
The Calaveras County Assessor’s Office is more than three years behind on residential property reassessments and four years behind on commercial property reassessments which leads to property owner confusion regarding supplemental and/or escape tax bills.
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R2
a. The Calaveras County Grand Jury recommends the Calaveras County Assessor’s Office develop a plan by April 30, 2021, to bring all reassessments up to within one year of the re-appraisable events
F3
The Calaveras County Assessor’s Office generally uses a more time-intensive comparative market analysis to determine the new values of properties rather than exclusively using the sales price as the new value.
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R3
The Calaveras County Grand Jury recommends the Calaveras County Assessor’s Office use “Rule 2” beginning April 30, 2021 for all real property ownership changes until these reassessments are completed within one year of the event.
F4
The Calaveras County Assessor’s Office currently operates using a first in, first out process that perpetuates the backlog of reassessments often resulting in retroactive adjustments and additional tax bills.
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R4
The Calaveras County Grand Jury recommends that by April 30, 2021, the Calaveras County Assessor’s Office enact more effective work flow processes in order to complete more timely reassessments.
F5
The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors is not regularly informed regarding the backlog of real property reassessments.
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R5
The Calaveras County Grand Jury recommends, beginning April 30, 2021, the Calaveras County Assessor’s Office provide quarterly progress reports to the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors containing information regarding how 14 many reassessments were not completed prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations, as well as the number that are pending/backlogged.
F6
The Calaveras County Assessor’s Office has had a challenging time recruiting and retaining qualified staff.
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R6
The Calaveras County Grand Jury recommends that by April 30, 2021 the Calaveras County Assessor’s Office work in conjunction with the Calaveras County Human Resources & Risk Management Office to develop a recruitment/ retention plan in order to attract and retain qualified applicants.

No Responses Found 3

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Calaveras County Assessor Elected County Office
Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Elected County Office
Calaveras County County Clerk-Recorder Elected County Office