"Instead, look for a candidate to replace retiring Assessor Larry Stone who will focus on doing the job. The assessor doesn't set tax rates nor rules for how properties are taxed. Rather, the assessor only sets the values from which those taxes are calculated for more than 500,000 Santa Clara County properties. Neysa Fligor, the current assistant assessor, understands this."
"Fligor is well-prepared to lead the assessor's 250-person office. That's because she has already been its second-in-command since July. In this position, she has overseen many of the office's most important responsibilities, including producing its $750 billion assessment roll and managing the multi-million-dollar replacement of its outdated software system. Fligor, who also serves on the Los Altos City Council, has earned the endorsement of both ex-Assessor Stone and many county unions, with which he often disagrees."
After no candidate won a majority, the assessor race advances to a Dec. 30 runoff between Neysa Fligor and Rishi Kumar. The assessor sets property values for tax calculation for over 500,000 Santa Clara County properties; the assessor does not set tax rates or taxation rules. Fligor is the current assistant assessor and has served as second-in-command since July, overseeing the $750 billion assessment roll and a multi-million-dollar software replacement. Fligor also serves on the Los Altos City Council, is the only certified tax appraiser in the race, and has endorsements from ex-Assessor Larry Stone and several county unions. The role requires strict adherence to appraisal law rather than political agenda.
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