A COLORFUL APPROACH TO APPRAISALS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012: PRESENTED BY MOORE COUNTY

• WAYNE VEST, TAX ADMINISTRATOR

• CHRIS KOLTYK, GIS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR

• GARY BRIGGS, APPRAISAL DIVISION LEADER

• MIKE HOWERY, APPRAISAL SECTION LEADER

A COLORFUL APPROACH TO APPRAISALS

• WHERE WE’VE BEEN

• WHERE WE ARE

• WHERE WE’RE GOING

ONE PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

Fred R. Barnard

A COLOR CODED PICTURE MAY SAVE A THOUSAND PIECES OF PAPER

A COLORFUL APPROACH TO APPRAISALS

WHERE WE’VE BEEN

• HARD COPY MAPS PRINTED FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY, MULTIPLE TIMES EACH YEAR

• HARD COPY PROPERTY RECORD CARDS PRINTED MULTIPLE TIMES EACH YEAR

• EXCESSIVE TIME SPENT MANUALLY MATCHING CARDS TO MAPS AND MANUALLY ROUTING FIELD WORK

• LOST CARDS, DUPLICATE CARDS PRINTED, OVERLAPPING MAPS, DUPLICATED VISITS, MISSED VISITS

• MULTIPLE VISITS TO COMPLETE AN APPRAISAL

A COLORFUL APPROACH TO APPRAISALSWHERE WE ARE

• HARD COPY MAPS ELIMINATED

• HARD COPY PROPERTY RECORD CARDS PRINTED A SINGLE TIME

• MANUALLY SORTING, MATCHING, AND ROUTING ELIMINATED

• LOST CARDS, DUPLICATE CARDS PRINTED, OVERLAPPING MAPS, DUPLICATED VISITS, MISSED VISITS: ALL ELIMINATED

• FILED VISITS PLANNED AND EXECUTED MORE EFFICIENTLY: REDUCED OVERALL MILEAGE, FUEL COST, NUMBER OF VISITS PER PERMIT

• AUTOMATED PROCESS FOR SHADING UPDATES

PERMIT ISSUED

PARCEL CODED

SYNC TABLETS PARCEL VISITED

DATA ENTERED, CODE REMOVED

SYNC TABLETS

INOUT

THE PROCESS

A COLORFUL APPROACH TO APPRAISALS

HOW WE GOT HERE

THE TARZAN PRINCIPLE: DON’T LET GO OF THE FIRST VINE UNTIL THE NEXT ONE IS FIRMLY IN YOUR GRASP.

Peter H. Lewis

A COLORFUL APPROACH TO APPRAISALS

WHY CHANGE• NEED FOR SPENDING MORE TIME APPRAISING BUILDING GOOD DATA AND GOOD APPRAISALS AS OPPOSED TO SPENDING TIME ON CLERICAL TASKS • NEED TO BE MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND LESS DEMADING OF SERVICES FROM OTHER SECTIONS

• NEED TO BE MORE EFFICIENT

• BECAUSE WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A BETTER METHOD

• BECAUSE WE HAVE THE ABILITY

HOW WE GOT HERE: BALANCING THE RESOURCES

A COLORFUL APPROACH TO APPRAISALS

• KNOWLEDGE• OPEN WITH IDEAS• OPEN TO IDEAS• INVOLVED

• TYPE OF DATABASE• FUNCTIONALITY• CONNECTIVITY• SUPPORT

• DEFINED• UNDERSTOOD• FLEXIBILITY

A COLORFUL APPROACH TO APPRAISALS

HOW WE GOT HERE: EXAMPLES OF SHADING IN USE

• YEARLY CONSTRUCTION AND PARCEL MAPPING VISITS

• NEIGHBORHOOD SHADING

• NEIGHBORHOOD SALES SHADING

• NEIGHBORHOOD LAND TYPE SHADING

• NEIGHBORHOOD LAND UNITS SHADING

PARCEL VISIT SHADING BASED ON PERMITS

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VALID & DISQUALIFIED SALES FOR 2011 AND 2012

LAND TYPE SHADING OF PARCELS

NUMBER OF LOTS SHADING

A COLORFUL APPROACH TO APPRAISALS

WHERE WE’RE GOING

• AUTOMATED INTERFACING OF PERMIT DATA FROM ALL JURISDICTIONS

• MULTIPLE USES FOR 2015 REVALUATION

• FIELD DATA REVIEW TRACKING

• COLOR CODING ANALYSIS FOR VALUES AND VALUE RANGES

• THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE LIMITLESS WITH A WILLINGNESS TO SUGGEST, LISTEN, EXPLORE, AND TRY

CONTINUE TO USE COLOR CODING TO ENHANCE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS

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A COLORFUL APPROACH TO APPRAISALS

DEPENDS UPON MANY FACTORS

QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION