Franklin County Assessor

Description

The role of the Assessor's office is to establish a value for all property for tax purposes. The Assessor is required by law to set that value and to assure that all values are in equalization. The Assessor does not create market value. Market value is the price a willing buyer and seller would agree to under ordinary circumstances. This does not mean that an individual sale will automatically establish the value of a property. The Assessor uses multiple sales of comparable properties in establishing value. Taxable property is divided into two classes. Real property includes land and all buildings, structures, and improvements to the land. Personal property includes machinery and equipment, fixtures, furniture, and other items that are movable in nature. Personal effects that are not held for sale or commercial use are not taxable.

Application Guidelines

The filing window for this position begins the Monday two weeks prior to Memorial Day and ends on the Friday of that week (5 days). Candidacy filing papers can be acquired at and are submitted to either the county elections office or the Secretary of State Office in Olympia. For non-partisan offices, if there is only two candidates filed for a position they will run against each other in the November election. If more than two candidates file for a non-partisan office, than the non-partisan office will go through the August primary and the top two vote getters will advance to the November election for the seat. For a partisan office, the candidates will run in the August primary even if only two people are participating. This may create scenarios where the same candidates participate for the same seat in the August primary and November election. For any further questions, the Frankling County Elections office can be reached at (509) 545-3502 or [email protected], and the Secretary of State Office can be reached at (360) 902-4151 or [email protected]. ***Washington is one of the only states with online filing for candidacy. For more information regarding filing online, please see here: https://wei.sos.wa.gov/county/franklin/en/Documents/2015%20Candidate%20Guide.pdf

Submit application to:
Franklin County Auditor, 1016 N. 4th Ave., Pasco, WA, 99301, US