Department of Assessment

V.S.A. tit. 24 Appendix, ch. 113, subch. 5

in effect

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 113, § 501 Department of Assessment

501. Department of Assessment There shall be established a Department of Assessment headed by a professionally qualified real estate appraiser who shall be appointed by the Town Manager with the approval of the Selectboard. The three elected listers shall comprise a Board of Assessment that shall hear assessment grievance appeals. Amended 2015, No. M-1, § 2, eff. Jan. 27, 2015.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 113, § 502 Appraisal of property

502. Appraisal of property The Department of Assessment shall appraise all real property for the purpose of establishing the grand list. Appraisals shall be reviewed periodically and updated. Technically qualified individuals or firms may be employed as needed.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 113, § 503 Duties

503. Duties (a) The Department of Assessment shall have the same powers, discharge the same duties, proceed in the discharge thereof in the same manner, and be subject to the same liabilities as are prescribed for listers or the board of listers under the laws of the State of Vermont, except as herein otherwise provided. (b) The Department shall review, or cause to be reviewed, the appraisals of all real property in the Town that is subject to taxation in accordance with the standards for appraising established by the laws of the State of Vermont.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 113, § 504 Appeal

504. Appeal If a property owner is dissatisfied with the assessment of the owner’s property, the property owner may proceed first to a grievance hearing before the Board of Assessment, thence secondly to a Board of Civil Authority meeting, and further a subsequent appeal to the Director of the Property Valuation and Review Division. Any dissatisfied property owner may appeal in the same manner and under the same time restrictions and regulations as set forth in Vermont Statutes Annotated as amended.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/24APPENDIX/113Fetched: 10/21/2026