Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that repeals remaining township assessors offices.

Highlights:

• Repeals the township assessor position from primary election ballots (Sec. 1).

• Repeals the township assessor position from general election ballots (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that any vacancy in the position of township assessor may not be filled and that the office is abolished (Sec. 4). 

• Specifies that the county assessor shall assume the duties of the township assessor upon abolishment of the office (Sec. 5).

• Specifies that each of the following are transferred to the county assessor upon abolishment of the township assessor’s office (Sec. 13):

• Employment positions of all employees of the township assessor;

• The real and personal property of the township assessor;

• The outstanding obligations of the township assessor’s office;

• The funds of the township assessor.

• Specifies that an employee of an abolished township assessor’s office is entitled to remain in their position upon transfer of the duties to the county assessor (Sec. 13).

• Specifies that any remaining township assessor’s office is abolished on January 1, 2023, and its duties transferred to the county assessor (Sec. 14).

• Requires the county assessor to provide an interview to any employee of a township assessor before the office’s abolishment on January 1, 2023 (Sec. 14).

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