The Assessor is a county-elected position responsible for developing and maintaining a current list of all taxable real and tangible personal property within the county and assessing the property annually. Assessed valuation provides the tax base for property taxes levied by various political subdivisions.

Over the years, the Assessor has implemented several improvements to the office, including a personal property costing system, preprinted personal property lists, the ability to e-file personal property online, a real estate costing system (CAMA), a remote editing system, geographical information system (GIS) mapping, new aerial photography, and was the first office in the state to launch a web-based GIS system that integrates the costing system, mapping, and the most current real estate deed data.