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also provides its Fellowship Program services to St. Joseph County and <br />the Auditor recommended that the focus of the 2016-2017 engagement <br />between en Focus and the County should be on the property tax study. <br />The combination of the support from both the City and the County <br />would allow en Focus to double -down on its allocation of resources to <br />the project to achieve a more significant impact over the twelve <br />months. Company <br />Objectives Engagement <br />• To investigate the processes for assessing property values in St. Terms <br />Joseph County <br />• To determine why those values may differ from stakeholder August 2016 <br />expectations <br />• To determine if changes to current assessment methods may Page <br />generate more accurate assessed values 8 of 10 <br />• To assist St. Joseph County in a pilot implementation of those <br />modified assessment methods, if it is shown that they may <br />Activities <br />• Facilitate meetings between stakeholders to discuss <br />expectations around property tax revenue and assessed <br />property values <br />• Work with the OIT to analyze data on the assessed value of <br />properties <br />• Work with St. Joseph County to: <br />o Map out existing assessment processes <br />o Investigate assessment methods used by other counties <br />that may generate more accurate assessed values <br />o Assist the Penn Township Assessor with a pilot <br />implementation of those assessment methods, if it is <br />shown that they do <br />o Evaluate the results from the pilot implementation and <br />provide recommendations to the County <br />Deliverables <br />• en Focus will provide monthly updates on its progress and <br />reports on its findings <br />s <br />CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This document and its contents are confidential. If you have received this <br />document in error, please destroy immediately. <br />