Tillamook County Tax Assessor
The County Assessor is responsible for assessing the value of all properties in the county. The Assessor s office maintains records on property tax accounts, including maps and information on property locations, descriptions, and ownership. To qualify, a candidate must be a U.S. citizen, a registered voter, a resident of the county for at least a year prior to the General Election, and at least 18 years of age. The candidate must also be a registered appraiser or appraiser trainee, with 2 years of appraisal experience or 2 years of employment in an appraiser s office, and certified as eligible by the Oregon Department of Revenue.In Tillamook County, the position of Assessor is combined with that of Tax Collector.Term: 4 years. The position is nonpartisan.
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Kari Fleisher
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KaSandra Larson
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What expertise do you have to meet the responsibilities of a County Assessor?
What do you see as this office’s major goals for the coming term, and what resources are needed to meet them?
How will you promote public accountability and transparency in the Assessor’s office?
Town Where You Live
Rockaway Beach, OR
Your Experience/Qualifications
Over 20 years as a Property Appraiser for Tillamook County Assessors Office. Recent MBA graduate. Member of International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO), Oregon Registered appraiser since Dec 2004
County
Tillamook County
Term
4 years
At the Tillamook County Assessor's office, Kari has appraised all property types in the last 20 years. She has also been an International Association of Assessing Officers member since 2007 and a registered appraiser since December 2004. She defended assessments in 5 Magistrate Division of Oregon Tax Court cases. Kari received her MBA focusing on Data Analytics in 2022. Kari was an NKN Valedictorian. Kari is a lifelong public servant. As a child, she was a 4-H member, representing Tillamook County as an Oregon 4-H Ambassador. Kari is the vice chair of the Tillamook County Housing Commission. She is chairing the Legislative Committee, Zone 3 Director of the NKN School District, and the Port of Garibaldi Budget Committee member.
I want to implement the use of workshops. Business Personal Property tax always comes as a shock to new and existing business owners. I would provide an annual workshop to provide additional information to accountants, bookkeepers, and business owners. Most business owners with a small amount of personal property may never receive a tax bill, but state law requires an annual filing. Regarding property tax exemptions, providing more information on filing requirements for non-profits, churches, and other tax-exempt entities would be excellent. Often, these groups have new staff in charge and are unaware of the tax laws, so they pay late fees. Both workshops would provide a contact for questions and improve relationships.
It is my goal to be as transparent as possible. Our office currently provides the annual summary of assessments and levies reports via the website. These reports are more helpful to the taxing districts than any other. We recently upgraded our property online to provide more detailed information about value history. I would also like to list all sales used in our annual ratio study and put this online annually. The office provides a list of current sales. However, this does not align with the sales used in the yearly analysis. I would also rework our website to simplify the layout and make finding items easier.
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