ASSESSOR 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION.PDF

FY 2018 Budget Briefing

Budget Briefing Points
2016 Highlights
Project MARS
Legal Class Verification Program
Appraiser Job Analysis and Market Study
Pay For Performance/Employee Retention

2016 Highlights - Organization Design,
Development, and Process Improvements
Fourth year of prudent fiscal management by PP Admin.
Privatized personal property audits
Legal Class Verification Program provided over $2.0 million in
unanticipated revenue
AA residential canvass anticipated to return over $7.0 million
in new construction revenue for jurisdictions in TY 2018

2016 Highlights – Outreach
and Corporate Citizenship
Received NACo Achievement and AACo Summit Awards for the AA
desk-top review program mentioned earlier
Received IAAO Virginia Cup for having the most staff who earned their
Professional Designations (17)
Assessor Petersen sworn in as AACo President
Chief Deputy Boncoskey elected as IAAO Vice President
Increased participation in MCCC

Project MARS
Weekly Project Reports (from monthly) to Chief
Deputy began December 9
Face to Face meeting with vendor set for January 23-27
BOS Chiefs access to all project material and invited to
join Executive Steering Committee
Carryover FY17 funds to FY18

Legal Class Verification Program
 State Unfunded Mandate, ARS § 42-12052
• Began in December 2011, FY 12
• FY 14 budget increased $46,800 for postage
• Legal Class changed 190,570 out of 325,267 noticed
• State benefits (no “Home Owner’s Rebate” applied)
• Non responsive property owners-civil penalty goes directly
to County GF (estimated over $2m in FY17)
• Program continues to grow

Legal Class Verification Program
In FY18…
• Change Internal Focus From Processing To Quality Assurance
• Ownership Research / Data Integrity
• Address Verification

Legal Class Verification Program
Outsourced Processes
• Secure One - Document / Data Processing $ 54,000
• Master’s Touch - Document Preparation and Printing $ 73,800
$127,800
Address And Parcel Data Cleanup
• Pitney Bowes Software $ 14,000
Increased Postage Cost
• Postage Cost $ 11,200
• Business Reply Postage $ 38,000
$ 49,200
FY18 Budget Request $191,000

Legal Class Verification Program
Clerk of the Board Processes
• Personnel Assistance for Peak Appeal periods $ 16,000
• Postage Costs $ 1,000
FY18 Budget Request $ 17,000

Appraiser Job Analysis and Market Study
FY 16\17 County HR Consultants performed Job Analysis
• First since 2004
County HR performing compensation Market Study
• Initial estimate, most ranges 8-10 percent off market,
approximately $850,000 in adjustment requested
Assessor’s commitment to “Net” funding

All Employees Turnover %
FY to date
20 18.9%
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Total Terms Linear (Total Terms)

Real Property Appraiser Turnover %
FY to date
25 17.9%
20
15
10
5
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Voluntary Terms Total Terms Linear (Total Terms)

Pay For Performance/Employee Retention
Most County government ranges remain off market
FY 2017 followed BOS wishes on “Top Performers”
Please budget in FY 2018 Pay for Performance for all eligible
County employees

ARS § 11-542
"I do solemnly swear that I will well and truly discharge the duties
of assessor of the county of _______, and will, to the best of my
knowledge and ability, truly and fairly determine the valuation,
without favor or partiality (let’s do that part again), of all the
taxable property in said county at its full cash value.“ PDP 1-4-17