Assessment Notice – Appeals Process
We are required to send out change of value notices by April 1st of every year. Property owners have the right to appeal their value every year. There are two options to appeal your value.
- Between April 2 – 25 we can do what is called an informal appeal. This involves meeting with your assessor and discussing your value concerns. If an agreement can be reached on a new value, you can sign an agreement with the assessor to make that change.
- Between April 2 -30 you can file a petition to the Board of Review. Per Iowa Code 441.37, if your county has been declared a disaster by the federal government between March 1 – May 20, the filing period is extended until June 5th.
- Email and phone conversations with the assessor can be used to conduct informal reviews on your assessment. Electronic submission will be accepted.
- Board of review appeal forms are available on our website at:
Petition to Local Board of Review
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Electronic
submission of an appeal form will be accepted from April 2 - 30.
Electronic version of the appeal form is available on our Beacon website at: Beacon.SchneiderCorp.com
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You can request a petition to be sent via email or by postal mail
Board of Review session starts on May 1st and must be completed by May 31st. If your county has been declared a disaster, the session can extend until June 15th. These meetings are required to be open meetings. Due to the need for limited contact, electronic meetings, such as by telephone, may be held when a meeting in person is impossible or impractical.
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Iowa State Association of Assessors
The
assessor is charged with several administrative and statutory duties.
The primary duty and responsibility is to make sure all real property
within the assessor's jurisdiction is assessed except where the law
provides otherwise. This includes residential, multi-residential, commercial, industrial
and agricultural classes of property.
Real property is revalued every two years. The effective date of the
assessment is the first of January of the current year. The Assessor
determines either a full or partial value for new construction and
improvements depending upon their state of completion on January 1st.
The City Assessor's Office serves all of the City of Davenport. Both County and City Assessors are located on
the fifth floor of the Scott County Administrative Center.
General Information
Assessors are appointed to their position by a Conference Board
consisting of the members of the Board of Supervisors, the City of
Davenport Council and members from each school district within the
jurisdiction. A city with a population of ten thousand or more may elect
to have their own assessor. This is the case with the City of
Davenport.
Assessors are required, by statute, to pass a state examination and
complete a Continuing Education Program consisting of 150 hours of
formal classroom instruction with 90 hours tested and a passing grade of
70% attained. The latter requirement must be met in order for the
Assessor to be reappointed to the position every six years. The Deputy
Assessor also must pass a State examination as well as successfully
complete 90 hours of classroom instruction of which at least 60 hours
are tested.
The Conference Board approves the Assessor's budget and after a
public hearing acts on the adoption of same. The Assessor is limited, by
statute, depending upon the value of his or her jurisdiction, to a levy
limitation for his or her budget.
General Misconceptions
The Assessor Does Not:
- Collect Taxes
- Calculate Taxes
- Determine Tax Rate
- Set Policy for the Board of Review
The Assessor is concerned with value, not taxes. Taxing
jurisdictions such as school, cities and counties, adopt budgets after
public hearings. This determines the tax levy, which is the rate of
taxation required to raise the money budgeted. The taxes you pay are
proportionate to the value of your property compared to the total value
of the taxing district in which your property is located.