The idea that Hamilton County could halve its schedule for appraising property values prompted a presentation and some pushback during a Wednesday morning county commission meeting.
County Assessor of Property Marty Haynes denied during remarks to the Hamilton County Commission that the county is moving to change its reappraisal cycle from four to two years. He and others in government have talked about shortening the cycle, he told commissioners, but the suggestion remains at the level of discussion.
“Values continue to increase,” Haynes said at the meeting. “It’s become apparent that it may be time to look at doing things more frequently, and the county used to be on a 10-year plan.”
But now, however, “There is no plan,” he said. “If somebody asks to see the plan, I don’t know where it is, because I’m the one that has to develop it, and it’s not there.”
The next reappraisal is set for 2025.