Chief Appraiser
The Chief Appraiser is appointed by the members of the Board of Assessors.

Responsibilities

• Certifies annual tax digest and related documents to BOA
• Hires staff
• Responsible for daily office operations
• Works with Tax Commissioner in preparing digest for submission to the Georgia Department of Revenue

Appraisal Staff Responsibilities

• Appraisal of all commercial and industrial real estate
• Appraisal of all real and personal properties, taxable and exempt including; residential, agricultural, commercial and industrial
• Appraise aircraft
• Appraise business personal property
• Appraise manufactured homes
• Appraise marine equipment
• Maintain ownership records for real and personal property accounts
• Process requests for tax exempt status (churches, charities, etc..) and applications for specialized assessment
• Process returns and appeals of real and personal property
• Receive applications for Freeport exemption
• Receive personal property returns