The assessments are placed in the assessment roll and. The township assessor shall estimate, according to his or her best information and judgment, the true cash value and assessed value of every parcel of taxable property. "I was hoping to at least have a month where I could have at least proven myself," she said, adding that if she was offered a pay cut she would have gladly taken it over losing her job. The township assessor is responsible for the listing and inventory of the individual properties in his or her township. Zinga said she is now struggling to find a new job that will cover her bills and provide health insurance for her family. "I think that they knew when the new assessor was coming in what they were going to do," she said. She said she believes the cuts were "absolutely" politically motivated. "The new assessor never sat down and talked to me at all, never got to know any of us, what our capability was," she said. Welcome to the Milton Township Assessors Office.
Still, LeVan said he expects to be over budget, although he believes he will be able to limit it to an amount that is less than what it would have been without the layoffs.Ĭathy Zinga, a former commercial deputy assessor who had worked in the office since 2006, said she is still in shock over the loss of her job. Assessor Offices in Illinois - County Office Downers Grove Assessor WebThe DuPage Township Assessor. That leaves LeVan with more than $239,000 to spend until March, which Earl said is a similar amount to what he spent each quarter. According to the December 2013 monthly report on the township's town fund, the assessor's office has used nearly $597,000 of the more than $836,000 that is budgeted for the office this fiscal year.