Ottawa County Equalization Department 2012 Annual Report

Ottawa County

Equalization Department

2012 Annual Report

This report does not take the place of the "Equalization Report", statutorily required to be presented to the County Board for adoption in April each year.

Michael R. Galligan mmao(4)

Ottawa County Equalization Director

February 12, 2013

The activities and programs of this department

are brought to you by the members of the

Ottawa County Board of Commissioners.

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James C. Holtrop, Chairperson

Joseph S. Baumann, Vice Chairperson

Philip D. Kuyers

Donald G. Disselkoen

James H. Holtvluwer

Stu P. Visser

Greg J. DeJong

Roger Bergman

Allen Dannenburg

Matthew Fenske

Dennis Van Dam

Table of Contents

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? Equalization Department Staff --------------------------------------------------------------- 3

? Recent Changes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4

? Narratives

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Two Main Functions of the Equalization Department---------------------------------------- 5

Preparation of the Equalization Report ------------------------------------------------------- 6-8

Maintenance of Accurate Property Descriptions and Property Tax Maps --------------- 9

Property Assessment Services for the City of Grand Haven ------------------------------- 10

Annual Apportionment Report ---------------------------------------------------------------- 11-12

Other Duties -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13

? According to the Numbers

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Sales Studies -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14

Appraisal Studies -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15

Personal Property Audit program ------------------------------------------------------------- 16

Maintenance of Accurate Property Descriptions and Property Tax Maps --------------- 17

Principal Residence Exemption Audit Program --------------------------------------------- 18

Property Assessment Services for the City of Grand Haven ------------------------------- 19

County Equalized Value/10 year increases/IFT Exemptions ------------------------------ 20

County Equalized and Taxable Value by Year ---------------------------------------------- 21

Change in Assessed and Taxable Values vs. The Rate of Inflation ----------------------- 22

Summary of Equalization Studies------------------------------------------------------------ 23-25

Next Steps ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26

Conclusion --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27

Equalization Department Staff

As of February 1, 2013

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Michael R. Galligan mmao (IV), Director

James J. Bush mmao (IV), Deputy Director

Marcia VanVelzen maao (III), Property Description Supervisor

Appraisals & Audits

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Grand Haven City Assessing Project

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Joshua Morgan maao (III) Appraiser III

Deeds Processing

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Tina Pickler maao (III), Appraiser III, Senior Appraiser

Brian Busscher maao (III), Appraiser III

Craig Zysk maao (III), Appraiser III

Lori Brassard mcao (II), Appraiser I

Jennifer Ames, Senior Abstracting/Indexing Clerk

Jennifer Milanowski, ? time Abstracting/Indexing Clerk

Susan Young, Abstracting/Indexing Clerk

Maintenance of Property Descriptions & Property Tax Maps

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Troy Young, Property Description and Mapping Technician

Christopher Van Horn, Property Description and Mapping Technician

Julie Friedgen, ? time Abstracting/Indexing Clerk

Pamela Arnemann, ? time Abstracting/Indexing Clerk

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Recent Changes

? James Bush, Deputy Equalization Director

achieved the Michigan Master Assessing

Officers certification, a difficult, year long

process

? This past year saw the retirement of both

Norma Bowron , our personal property

auditor and Brian Johnson, a property

description and mapping technician. They

both served us well and will be missed. In

2013, we may also see the retirement of

one of our clerks

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Department, through a joint venture

arranged by the Ottawa County Board of

Commissioners and the Grand Haven City

Council, now provides assessment

administration services for the City of

Grand Haven. I now serve as both the

Ottawa County Equalization Director and

the Assessor for the City of Grand Haven.

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