Your Local Taxes: Fairness, Equity, and Transparency, Part 2--Fritz Kaegi
Channel: Joshua Klayman
Date: 2020-09-30

Part 2 of a public, online forum featuring presentations by Oak Park Township Assessor Ali ElSaffar and Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi, with Q&A from panelists and the audience. 
Introduction:
Fritz Kaegi is also an Oak Park resident. Prior to taking office as Cook County Assessor in 2018, Fritz worked as a mutual fund portfolio manager and analyst, helping families and small companies build and preserve their assets. Fritz ran for Assessor as a reform candidate, unseating his entrenched predecessor. Fritz is working to bring fairness, ethics and transparency to the Cook County Assessor’s Office.  He has taken many steps toward improving operations, upgrading technology and eliminating favoritism, making tax assessment processes more public, more predictable, and easier to navigate.
Held on September 17, 2020; sponsored by VOICE Oak Park; moderator Joshua Klayman.