Chapter 2.25
TOWN ASSESSOR
Sections:
2.25.020 Authority, powers and duties.
2.25.040 Property tax assessment.
2.25.010 Short title.
This chapter is entitled the “town of Richmond town assessor ordinance.” [Code 2002 § 2-186.]
2.25.020 Authority, powers and duties.
(a) The town board has the specific authority, powers and duties pursuant to Wis. Stats. Sections 60.10 and 60.307 and has, with authorization of the town meeting, additional statutory authority, powers and duties related to assessors. This authority does not apply to any town within the jurisdiction of a county assessor under Wis. Stats. Section 70.99.
(b) The town board has, by the adoption of this chapter, confirmed the specific statutory authority, powers and duties established in Wis. Stats. Chs. 60, 66, 70 and 79 (Wis. Stats. Sections 60.01 et seq., 66.01 et seq., 70.01 et seq. and 79.01 et seq.) and has established, pursuant to those chapters and this chapter, other statutory authority, powers and duties of the town assessor of the town. [Code 2002 § 2-187.]
2.25.030 Appointment.
The town board has created an appointed assessor system. The town assessor of the town shall be appointed by the town board for a term as to be decided by the board not exceeding five years. [Code 2002 § 2-188.]
2.25.040 Property tax assessment.
The town assessor of the town shall have all the statutory authority, powers and duties for property tax assessment required of the town assessor pursuant to Wis. Stats. Chs. 60, 66, 70 and 79 (Wis. Stats. Sections 60.01 et seq., 66.01 et seq., 70.01 et seq. and 79.01 et seq.). [Code 2002 § 2-189.]
2.25.050 Confidentiality.
Whenever the assessor, in the performance of the assessor’s duties, requests or obtains income information pursuant to Wis. Stats. Section 70.47(7)(af), or any successor statute thereto, then such income and expense information as provided to the assessor shall be held by the assessor on a confidential basis, except, however, that such information may be revealed to and used by persons: in the discharging of duties imposed by law; in the discharge of duties imposed by office (including, but not limited to, use by the assessor in the performance of official duties of the assessor’s office and used by the board of review in the performance of official duties); or pursuant to order of the court. Income and expense information provided to the assessor under Wis. Stats. Section 70.47(7)(af), unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Wis. Stats. Section 19.35(1). [Code 2002 § 2-190.]