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gave you are for the current year 1984 , they are the most current <br /> available anywhere. <br /> Ed Callahan asked what control the City had over a local assessor <br /> as opposed to the County doing the assessing work . <br /> Mayor Butler stated that we do not have control over the <br /> personality, when the County does the work we may not have the <br /> consistency of the sa:ne individual looking at all of the parcels. <br /> Although, Monk stated that we have had the same person throughout the 4 <br /> year contract . <br /> �aniel Regan asked if creative financing, which over inflates the <br /> market value, is taken into consideration in the sales ratio studies . <br /> Don Monk stated that the sales are carefully analyzed . Property <br /> purchased on Contract f or Deed, even though they may not be recorded, <br /> must show the Contract for Deed when applying for homestead so we get <br /> the information anyway. <br /> CouncilmemberFrahmstated thatwhetherHennepinCountyassesses <br /> the property or our own assessor ass2sses the propertyHennepinCounty <br /> looks at its number the way it generates them and if we don ' t match their <br /> numbers they have the ability to come in and adjust our assessments <br /> whether they did the assessment or we did the assessment . They have <br /> the final say. <br /> Former Mayor Bob Searles stated a single assessor working by <br /> himself does have more of a problem in a growing community like Orono. <br /> The contractor who has proposed a bid already has experience in other <br /> communities and is already providing services to others. When we <br /> first went to the West Hennepin Assessment District it was to try to go <br /> the middle of the road. <br /> Councilmember Grabek stated that he did not want the citizens of <br /> Orono to get the misconception of the word control of our own assessor . <br /> It shouldn ' t mean that if you feel that you' ve been wronged with the <br /> assessment for tl�at specific year that you have any more control over <br /> that assessor individually than you would have now. But the <br /> advantages that Mr . Searles and Mr . Van Nest talk about is that , <br /> philosophically, a better understanding of the community would be <br /> easier to communicate to the assessor if he were our own. Please keep <br /> in mind that we have one individual that has offered us an alternative <br /> to the County but if we don ' t happen to choose that course and we get our <br /> own it will cost you and the citizens of Orono approximately $l�C� , 41�� <br /> instead of $39 ,�IP10 or $40 , P��F1 . We would have to hire our own assessor <br /> give him an office , a staff and pay his taxes and benefits . <br /> Mayor Butler stated that the $1PIH , g410� would be the first year <br /> cost . The cost of moving someone in and establishing office space and <br /> setting up the record keeping . The second year would be that <br /> individual ' s salary, staff salary plus benefits and administrative <br /> costs . <br /> page 3 <br />