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Head of Office:

 MS. DORY P. EMELO

       Municipal Assessor

Contact Number:

 (033) 530-90-o4

 

FUNCTION:

The Office of the Municipal Assessor shall exercise and perform the following powers and functions:

  1. Ensure that all laws and policies governing the appraisal and assessment of real properties for taxation purposes are properly executed;
  2. Initiate, review and recommend changes in the policies and objectives, plans and programs techniques, procedures, and practices in the valuation and assessment of real properties for taxation purposes
  3. Establish a systematic method of real property assessment;
  4. Install and maintain a real property identification and accounting system;
  5. Prepare, install and maintain a system of tax mapping, showing graphically all property subject to assessment and gather all data concerning the same;
  6. Conduct frequent physical surveys to verify and determine whether all real properties within the Municipality are properly listed in the assessment rolls;
  7. Exercise the functions of appraisal in the local government unit concerned;
  8. Prepare a schedule of fair market value for the different classes of real properties in accordance with Title Two under Book II of this Code
  9.  Issues upon request of any interested party, certified copies of assessment records of real property and all other records relative to its assessment, upon payment of a service charge or fee to the treasurer;
  10. Submit every semester a report of all assessments, as well as cancellations and modifications of assessments to the local chief executive and the sanggunian concerned;
  11. In the case of the assessor of the component city or municipality, attend personally or through an authorized representative, all session of the local board of assessment appeals whenever his assessment is the subject of the appeal, and present or submit any information or record in his possession as may be required by the board; and
  12. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
  13. Provide efficient and effective assessment delivery services to clientele using a mechanized assessment system
  14. Establish mechanized assessment data bank preparatory to the next general revision.