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Abstract
Using GIS to Create Tax Assessment Districts
Track: Cadastral and Land Records
Author(s): Sharlene Hoefer, William Kaftan
After the "Right to Vote on Taxes Initiative" (Proposition 218) passed in 1997, Riverside County, California, utilized its GIS to comply with the new legislation. A new process to assess individual property owners with their share of Assessment District Services costs based on the degree of benefit they received from the service was necessary. Each assessment is based on the parcel's characteristics and its relationship to other GIS layers. This paper outlines how the ballots are created, distributed, voted on, and tabulated; how the assessments are calculated; and how the assessment database is updated and maintained.
Sharlene Hoefer
County of Riverside
4080 Lemon Street
Basement, Room #20
Riverside, CA 92501-1090
USA
Phone: 909-955-2012
Fax: 909-955-6847
E-mail: shoefer@co.riverside.ca.us