Assessors join treasurers and finance affiliates to review DFA tax rates and verification methods

Rhonda Hatch said assessors met jointly with treasurers, finance affiliates, and PTD to review tax rates received from DFA and to discuss procedures to ensure the accuracy of tax bills.

"Additionally, we held a joint meeting with the treasurers and finance affiliates as well as PTD to discuss the tax rates received from DFA in September," Hatch said. "Ensuring the accuracy of these tax rates is crucial for the correctness of tax bills. During the meeting, we explored various methods to verify these rates to confirm their accuracy when received from DFA."

Why it matters: Tax-rate files provided by a central agency affect how local tax bills are computed. Hatch emphasized verification steps because errors in rates can produce incorrect tax bills for property owners. The transcript records discussion and exploration of verification methods but does not document adoption of a specific verification protocol or any formal directive to implement a named method.

The transcript records no motions, votes, or assignments directing staff to adopt a particular verification process; Hatch described the activity as collaborative information-sharing among assessor, treasurer and finance affiliates and PTD representatives.