What are the duties of the County Assessor?
The County Assessor is an elected official who is responsible for identifying, locating, and fairly valuing all property, both real and personal, within the county. The Assessor’s office does not levy taxes and does not create the market value of your property. People create the value by buying and selling real estate in Douglas County. A partial list of Assessor duties established by Nebraska law: • Administer the assessment statutes of state law. • Establish and maintain fair and equitable value on all real and personal property within the county. • Attend all meetings of the County Board of Equalization. • Review all applications for religious, charitable and educational tax exemptions. • Maintain cadastral records (i.e. parcel maps) on all property in the county. • Maintain property characteristic records for all real estate parcels in the county. • Prepare abstract of value and certification of taxes levied for the State Property Tax Administrator.
