Polk County Assessor's Office Bolivar, MO

Full Time Position with Benefits, Monday Friday, 8am 5pm Part office/part outside Description of Position: Conduct field review of residential, agricultural, and commercial properties to provide information for the valuation of property for assessment purposes. Candidates for this position must be professional, courteous, have some computer skills, able to enter data from field collection, exhibit customer service skills, be self-motivated, and must be able to work with a... high level of accuracy while dealing with interruptions. Must also be able to communicate in written and verbal form, meet deadlines and goals, file accurately, and answer phones. Needs to be familiar with general office equipment such as 10 key calculator, copier, fax, etc. as well as computer programs such as Word & Excel. Outside field work: Physical demands are more than sedentary work and require the ability to maneuver varying terrain and surfaces. Must be able to handle all types of weather for extended periods of time with lots of walking. Must be able to tolerate various animals. May encounter reptiles, and insects occasionally. Data collection includes measuring, sketching, photographing, and inspecting buildings. We use GIS maps to assist in field work. Must be able to use a variety of equipment. Drivers License is required. Will train. Resumes can be mailed to 102 E Broadway, Rm 9, Bolivar, MO 65613 or fax to 417-326-3131. Applications available in the Polk County Assessor’s office in the Bolivar Court House. See more

Polk County's assessments list were mailed out starting Monday Jan. 4 and need to be completed and returned no later than Monday March 1, to avoid late penaltie...s. If you do not receive your assessment by Jan 13th please contact our office so we can get that to you. Lists can either be returned by using the self-addressed envelope provided, filed online with the PIN assigned on the assessment list, completed over the phone, or in person in our office. Those new to the area or a first time personal property owner will need to let us know you are here so you can be added into the system. We are located in Room 9 on the second floor of the courthouse, 102 E. Broadway St.. We are open Monday- Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. expect holidays.

Carrie Cook was sworn in today as Deputy Assessor!!! Congratulations Carrie!!!

Polk County saw some tornado activity over the weekend, landing us in the KY3 news. A few structures were damaged during these storms. We live in an area that can see storms throughout the year. Sometimes storms can leave destruction and land owners with damaged buildings in their wake. Please contact the Assessor's office at 326-4346 if you have damaged structures from storms. We will come out and make the necessary changes to your property values. In addition, if you remove a building, please let us know so we can get it off your property assessment. Once you let us know that something is gone, we will come out to make sure we are removing the correct structure for the following year.

Good Morning! Just wanted to share some information on how the Board of Equalization (BOE) works. Impact notices for real estate go out today. Pre BOE Meeting...s Impact notices will be sent starting June 3, 2019. Appointments will be made with anyone that has questions or does not agree with real property values. Contact the office to set your appointment at 417-326-4346. We will call before the appointment to go over the property data and be sure we have our information correct. We may be able to answer questions or correct issues at this point and a meeting would not be necessary. If the issue is not resolved, we will be happy to meet with you at the scheduled time. If you have a current appraisal showing our value is too high, please bring it in. This will be all we need. If you do not have a current appraisal, insurance coverage may be helpful in determining the value. These pre BOE meetings will be held during June. BOE Hearings July 1st our books close and any changes after that will have to go through the BOE process. BOE hearings are scheduled for the week beginning July 15th. Call the Clerk’s office to schedule a hearing at 417-326-4031. Once a BOE hearing is scheduled, then we will be able to discuss your property and determine if we can make any changes. If we come to an agreement, the hearing would just be a formality and you would not have to be there. If we cannot come to an agreement then the BOE hearing will be held in the Commissioner’s office before a board. There are forms to be completed in the County Clerk’s office. Be sure to contact them to set up the BOE hearing time and find out what you need to do prior to the hearing. 2020 Year Plan As of July 1 we will begin work for the 2020 year. Parcel by Parcel review will resume, and we will be continuing in Bolivar City limits. Late fall we will begin our new construction review covering the entire county. Any time we are on your property we will leave a card. This is generally just to let you know we were there. If we have questions, we will write a note on the back of the card. The county vehicle is a white Ford Escape SUV. It is clearly marked Polk County Assessor and has a county license plate. The girls have ID cards they carry. Occasionally we will have a second team go out. A personal vehicle will be used with magnets marking the vehicle as Polk County Assessor. The County Sheriff’s office is aware of our locations. Please contact our office if at any time you have questions. 417-326-4346 Parcel by Parcel Review State has required we review each parcel in Polk County. This process will take 3-4 years. We hope to be done by the end of 2021. Much of our data has been incorrect. We are measuring each building, and correcting any data that is found to be incorrect. Last year we covered several of the smaller towns. This year we plan to review Bolivar. New Construction Late fall and into the new year we will be out looking for new construction. Our team will only approach your property if something new or newly discovered is found. They may stop in your drive for a few minutes to check our data.

The Polk County GIS has been updated. You will be able to use GIS on any browser and you no longer need to use Internet Explorer or Silverlight. Enjoy! New GIS link: https://polkgis.integritygis.com/H5/Index.html?viewer=polk Contact us if you have questions, we are working on learning the new system and appreciate your patience!

We are experiencing a high volume of calls. If you need to fill out an assessment, or misplaced your assessment you can email [email protected] for assistance.