[Adopted 8-15-2016 by Ord. No. 222]
The City Assessor shall be appointed on the basis of merit,
with due regard to education, training, experience and general fitness
for the office, by the Mayor subject to confirmation by the Common
Council of the City of Arcadia. The appointed City Assessor shall
be properly certified under § 73.09, Wis. Stats., prior
to appointment.
Such person so selected to perform the duties of the office
of City Assessor shall hold office for an indefinite term, subject
to removal as provided in § 17.12(1)(c) and (d), Wis. Stats.
The City Assessor shall have the following duties and powers:
A.
Carry out the duties and responsibilities of an Assessor enumerated
in the Wisconsin Statutes, Wisconsin Administrative Code, directives
from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, and City ordinances and
resolutions.
B.
Carry out the directives of the Common Council, the Mayor and the
Administrator.
C.
Advise the City on assessment issues, and shall keep the City informed
regarding current legislation and administrative rules affecting the
City's assessment.
D.
Attend all meetings of the Board of Review, and he shall attend meetings
of the Common Council or committees thereof when requested by the
Mayor or committee chairman.
A.
Section 70.47(7)(af), Wis. Stats., is hereby adopted by reference.
B.
A person may make disclosure of such information under any of the
following circumstances:
(1)
The City Assessor has access to such information in the performance
of his duties.
(2)
To the Board of Review so that it may review such information when
needed, in its opinion, to decide upon a contested assessment.
(3)
Another person or body has the right to review such information due
to the duties of their office or as required by law.
(4)
The person is complying with a court order.
(5)
The person providing the income and expense information has contested
the assessment level at either the Board of Review or by filing a
claim for excessive assessment under § 74.37, Wis. Stats.,
in which case the base records are open and public.
The salary and other benefits payable to the City Assessor shall
be established by the Common Council of the City of Arcadia.
A.
This ordinance shall be deemed to be an amendment of the charter
of the City of Arcadia relating to the selection of offices of the
City Assessor, and § 62.09(1)(a), Wis. Stats., being a part
of the general charter law of the City of Arcadia, shall not apply
to the selection of such official insofar as said section is in any
way conflicting with this ordinance.
B.
All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
C.
This is a charter ordinance and shall take effect 60 days after its
passage and publication unless within such sixty-day period a referendum
petition as provided by § 66.0101, Wis. Stats., shall be
filed, in which event this ordinance shall not take effect until it
shall have been submitted to a referendum vote of the electors and
approved by a majority vote of the electors voting thereon.
D.
The City Clerk is directed to publish this ordinance as a Class 1
notice in the City's official newspaper.
