Being in compliance indicates the County has met state statutory requirements to uniformly appraise real and personal property. Each year PVD reviews the County's values, documentation and procedures in determining compliance. Jefferson County has been in substantial compliance each year since a complete appraisal was implemented and new values established as of January 1, 1994. Mixed in with this are reviews of property sales.
All appraisal phases are timely in comparison to our maintenance plan.
With her experience as an abstractor, we are also using her to assist in the mapping section. This position is the one vacated when Shirley Nesbitt retired. As mentioned to you previously, I will use temporary help until probably March 2002 and then start looking for another appraiser. As of this date, the market seems to be somewhat mixed. Vacant land sales either are steady or increasing greatly.