Information contained herein was taken from:

·         County Ordinances of Appropriations and Salary Ordinances

·         HERE IS YOUR INDIANA GOVERNMENT which is published by the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce

·         Association of Indiana Counties Legislative Bulletin

·         INDIANA HANDBOOK OF TAXES, REVENUES, AND APPROPRIATIONS which is published by Indiana Legislative Services Agency, Office of Fiscal Management Analysis

County Assessor

 The County Assessor is a statutory officer who is elected for a term of four years and may be re-elected without limit.  This official functions under the direction of the State Board of Tax Commissioners and is subject to removal by that State Board of Tax Commissioners although he is elected by the voters of the county.

The County Assessor advises and instructs all township assessors of his county as to their duties, serves as reviewer of the returns made by township assessors, and according to law, has the same powers as a township assessor.  He is also the inheritance tax appraiser for his county and serves as a representative of the State Inheritance Tax Division in issuing consents to transfer of property held in joint names.

 The County Assessor oversees a general reassessment in the county and serves as president of the Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals, which hears appeals on property tax assessments.

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