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Home · Online Services · Town Notices · Board of Assessor Vacancy
Board of Assessor Vacancy
The Board of Assessors is looking for an interested candidate to fill the unexpired term of one of their members which would expired on 6/30/11.
The Office of the Board of Assessors is a value-based board/department. The Assessors are primarily responsible for determining the full and fair cash value of all real and personal property within the municipality. Directs and oversees the duties of the Principal Assessor and set policy within the Assessors’ Office. The duties of the Assessors, with the assistance of the Principal Assessor, include: administer motor vehicle excise tax, compile and submit the annual Tax Rate Recapitulation to the Department of Revenue, abate/exempt/ or defer taxes, defend established values on abatement applications and at Appellate Tax Board hearings, maintain tax assessment maps, and oversee the town’s overlay reserve account (an account established to fund abatements, exemptions, and unpaid taxes for the respective fiscal year).Tax law intends for each taxpayer to pay an equitable share of the tax burden in proportion to the value of the property or asset. This is known as ad valorem tax, or according to value tax. It is important to note that Assessors do not raise or lower taxes, nor do the Assessors set rate of taxation (tax rate). These determinations are made with the assistance of assessment values, but are decisions made outside of the scope of the Assessing Department.
Meetings are held periodically within the cyclical events and changing demands of the office.

Interested residents are encouraged to complete a Citizen’s Activity application form, available online at:https://data.westfordma.gov/bc/index.asp

If you have any questions please contact Tina Landry in the Town Manager's office at 978-692-5501.

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