The new process represents a dramatic change in information technology that will serve to broaden our services to local government, the county, and the private sector.

The Real Property Tax Service Agency provides services to local assessors related to appraisals, sales, and revaluation projects.  The Agency actively assists in the disposition of tax delinquent property and the preparation and distribution of tax and assessment rolls.   This agency also investigates and makes recommendations to school districts, cities, villages and the county legislature concerning the correction of errors on tax rolls, acts as a liaison between the state and local government on property tax administration, provides training programs for assessors and boards of assessment review and provides escrow account management services to local municipalities.

The Dutchess County Charter directs the Agency to prepare tax rates for the county, towns and special districts.  We also provide fee services for reproduction of tax maps and aerial photography, air photo enlargements, ad hoc data reporting and data entry services.