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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 441.1, Code 2003, is amended to read as 1 2 follows: 1 3 441.1 OFFICE OF ASSESSOR CREATED. 1 4 In every county in the state of Iowa the office of assessor 1 5 isherebycreated. A city having a population of ten thousand 1 6 or more, according to the latest federal census, may by 1 7 ordinance provide for the selection of a city assessor and for 1 8 the assessment of property in the city under the provisions of 1 9 this chapter. A city desiring to provide for assessment under 1 10 the provisions of this chapter shall, not less than sixty days 1 11 before the expiration of the term of the assessor in office, 1 12 notify the taxing bodies affected and proceed to establish a 1 13 conference board, examining board,and board of review and 1 14 select an assessor, all as provided in this chapter. A city 1 15 desiring to abolish the office of city assessor shall repeal 1 16 the ordinance establishing the office of city assessor, notify 1 17 the county conference board and the affected taxing districts, 1 18 provide for the transfer of appropriate records and other 1 19 matters, and provide for the abolition of the respective 1 20 boards and the termination of the terms of office of the 1 21 assessor and members of the respective boards. The abolition 1 22 of the city assessor's office shall take effect on July 1 1 23 following notification of the abolition unless otherwise 1 24 agreed to by the affected conference boards. If notification 1 25 of the proposed abolition is made after January 1, sufficient 1 26 funds shall be transferred from the city assessor's budget to 1 27 fund the additional responsibilities transferred to the county 1 28 assessor for the next fiscal year. 1 29 Sec. 2. Section 441.6, Code 2003, is amended to read as 1 30 follows: 1 31 441.6 APPOINTMENT OF ASSESSOR. 1 32 When a vacancy occurs in the office of city or county 1 33 assessor, theexaminingconference board shall, within seven 1 34 days of the occurrence of the vacancy, request the director of 1 35 revenue and finance to forward a register containing the names 2 1 of all individuals eligible for appointment as assessor.The2 2examining board may, at its own expense, conduct a further2 3examination, either written or oral, of any person whose name2 4appears on the register, and shall make written report of the2 5examination and submit the report together with the names of2 6those individuals certified by the director of revenue and2 7finance to the conference board within fifteen days after the2 8receipt of the register from the director of revenue and2 9finance.2 10Upon receipt of the report of the examining board, theThe 2 11 chairperson of the conference board shall by written notice 2 12 call a meeting of the conference board to appoint an assessor. 2 13 The meeting shall be held not later than seven days after the 2 14 receipt of thereport of the examining boardregister by the 2 15 conference board. The physical condition, general reputation 2 16 of the applicants, and their fitness for the position as 2 17 determined by theexaminingconference board shall be taken 2 18 into consideration in making the appointment. At the meeting, 2 19 the conference board shall appoint an assessor from the 2 20 register of eligible candidates. However, if a special 2 21 examination has not been conducted previously for the same 2 22 vacancy, the conference board may request the director of 2 23 revenue and finance to hold a special examination pursuant to 2 24 section 441.7. The chairperson of the conference board shall 2 25 give written notice to the director of revenue and finance of 2 26 the appointment and its effective date within ten days of the 2 27 decision of the board. 2 28 Sec. 3. Section 441.7, Code 2003, is amended to read as 2 29 follows: 2 30 441.7 SPECIAL EXAMINATION. 2 31 If the conference board fails to appoint an assessor from 2 32 the list of individuals on the register, the conference board 2 33 shall request permission from the director of revenue and 2 34 finance to hold a special examination in the particular city 2 35 or county in which the vacancy has occurred. Permission may 3 1 be granted by the director of revenue and finance after 3 2 consideration of factors such as the availability of 3 3 candidates in that particular city or county. The director of 3 4 revenue and finance shall conduct no more than one special 3 5 examination for each vacancy in an assessing jurisdiction. 3 6 The examination shall be conducted by the director of revenue 3 7 and finance as provided in section 441.5, except as otherwise 3 8 provided in this section. Theexaminingconference board 3 9 shall give notice of holding the examination for assessor by 3 10 posting a written notice in a conspicuous place in the county 3 11 courthouse in the case of county assessors or in the city hall 3 12 in the case of city assessors, stating that at a specified 3 13 date, an examination for the position of assessor will be held 3 14 at a specified place. Similar notice shall be given at the 3 15 same time by one publication of the notice in three newspapers 3 16 of general circulation in the case of a county assessor, or in 3 17 case there are not three such newspapers in a county, then in 3 18 newspapers which are available, or in one newspaper of general 3 19 circulation in the city in the case of city assessor. The 3 20 conference board of the city or county in which a special 3 21 examination is held shall reimburse the department of revenue 3 22 and finance for all expenses incurred in the administration of 3 23 the examination, to be paid for by the respective city or 3 24 county assessment expense fund. Following the administration 3 25 of this special examination, the director of revenue and 3 26 finance shall certify to theexaminingconference board a new 3 27 list of candidates eligible to be appointed as assessor and 3 28 theexamining board andconference board shall proceed in 3 29 accordance with the provisions of section 441.6. 3 30 Sec. 4. Section 441.10, unnumbered paragraph 4, Code 2003, 3 31 is amended to read as follows: 3 32 The assessor may peremptorily suspend or discharge any 3 33 deputy assessor under the assessor's direction upon written 3 34 charges for neglect of duty, disobedience of orders, 3 35 misconduct, or failure to properly perform the deputy 4 1 assessor's duties. Within five days after delivery of written 4 2 charges to the employee, the deputy assessor may appeal by 4 3 written notice to the secretary or chairperson of the 4 4examiningconference board. The board shall grant the deputy 4 5 assessor a hearing within fifteen days, and a decision by a 4 6 majority of theexaminingconference board is final. The 4 7 assessor shall designate one of the deputies as chief deputy, 4 8 and the assessor shall assign to each deputy the duties, 4 9 responsibilities, and authority as is proper for the efficient 4 10 conduct of the assessor's office. 4 11 Sec. 5. Section 441.16, unnumbered paragraphs 2, 3, and 9, 4 12 Code 2003, are amended to read as follows: 4 13 Not later than January 1 of each year the assessor, the4 14examining board,and the board of review,shall each prepare a 4 15 proposed budget of all expenses for the ensuing fiscal year. 4 16 The assessor shall include in the proposed budget the probable 4 17 expenses for defending assessment appeals.SaidThe budgets 4 18 shall be combined by the assessor and copiesthereof forthwith4 19 of the combined budgets shall be immediately filed by the 4 20 assessor in triplicate with the chairperson of the conference 4 21 board. 4 22SuchThe combined budgets shall contain an itemized list of 4 23 the proposed salaries of the assessor and each deputy, the 4 24 amount required for field personnel and other personnel, their 4 25 number and their compensation; the estimated amount needed for 4 26 expenses, printing, mileage and other expenses necessary to 4 27 operate the assessor's office, the estimated expenses of the4 28examining board; and the salaries and expenses of the local 4 29 board of review. 4 30 The assessor shall not issue requisitions so as to increase 4 31 the total expenditures budgeted for the operation of the 4 32 assessor's office. However, for purposes of promoting 4 33 operational efficiency, the assessor shall have authority to 4 34 transfer funds budgeted for specific items for the operation 4 35 of the assessor's office from one unexpended balance to 5 1 another; such transfer shall not be made so as to increase the 5 2 total amount budgeted for the operation of the office of 5 3 assessor, and no funds shall be used to increase the salary of 5 4 the assessor or the salaries of permanent deputy assessors. 5 5 The assessor shall issue requisitions for theexamining board5 6and for theboard of review on order of the chairperson of 5 7eachthe board and for costs and expenses incident to 5 8 assessment appeals, only on order of the city legal 5 9 department, in the case of cities and of the county attorney 5 10 in the case of counties. 5 11 Sec. 6. Section 441.16, subsection 3, Code 2003, is 5 12 amended to read as follows: 5 13 3. The miscellaneous expenses of the assessor's office,5 14 and the board of reviewand the examining board, including 5 15 office equipment, records, supplies, and other required items. 5 16 Sec. 7. Sections 441.3 and 441.4, Code 2003, are repealed. 5 17 EXPLANATION 5 18 This bill eliminates the local examining boards relating to 5 19 the offices of county and city assessor and assigns the duties 5 20 of the examining boards to the local conference boards. 5 21 LSB 1303XS 80 5 22 sc/sh/8
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