Cottrellville Township (St. Clair, MI)

Assessing Department

Assessing Information

The Township Assessor’s Responsibilities are:

  • Plans, administers, and provides overall supervision of property appraisal programs for assessment purposes.
  • Develops policies and procedures for staff in determining true cash value of assessable real and personal property including locating, identifying and inventorying quantity and characteristics of the property for determining appropriate value and classification.
  • Responds to inquiries and requests for assessment information from the public.
  • Oversees maintenance of departmental files including property records/cards, physical data, legal descriptions, splits and combinations of parcels, and ownership transfers.
  • Represents the Township in defending assessments appealed to the Michigan Tax Tribunal, and in participating at seminars and conferences at various county and State associations.
  • Conducts field inspections of commercial and industrial properties; gathers, analyzes data and performs assessment ratio studies to determine true market values; updates personal property records and sends assessment notices annually.
  • Ensures that periodic checks are performed with home and business owners regarding permitted changes made to facilities; works with Township Building Department regarding new construction in order to update property records.
  • Preparation of the property assessment roll for presentation to the Board of Review; supervises adjustments of the tax roll directed by the Board of Review; participates in Board of Review sessions and compiles results and oversees preparation of letters and reports associated with this process.
  • Attends annual seminars and other continuing education conferences as required by the State to maintain required certification as a Level III Assessor.

The Cottrellville Township Assessor is responsible for overall direction and management of Township’s property appraisal program. Oversees identifying, inventorying, determining market values and calculating assessed valuation for all Township properties in accordance with the State Tax Commission regulations, methods and procedures to ensure fair and equitable assessments. The Assessor maintains accurate Homestead and property transfer information in compliance with applicable State laws.

Contact Information

Barb Schutt

phone: (810) 765-4730 Ext:107
email: assessor@cott-township.org

Cathy Harris

phone: (810) 765-4730 Ext:107
email: assessor@cott-township.org