MESSAGE FROM THE ASSESSOR
Greetings,
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, please refer to the IMPORTANT MESSAGE within this publication, as we have made temporary modifications to our annual outreach meetings for the month of April and submissions of exemptions. Periodically refer to our social media outlets and our website for updates.
I would like to take a moment to reflect on our 2019 tax season and highlight our office’s achievements and success.
Over my tenure as your County Assessor, I have worked hard to lead my office as a state-wide leader in appraisal and valuation standards and position our office to compete on the national level. My team and I have focused on developing policies, procedures and systems from a nationally best-practice approach.
I am excited to report, in September of 2019, our office was awarded the IAAO “International Association of Assessing Officer” Certificate of Excellence in Administration. We are the first in the State of New Mexico and only the forty-seventh international office to be awarded with this prestigious award.
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT TO YOU, THE CONSTITUENT?
You have a highly qualified and professionally trained office working for and with you; ultimately, we guarantee our appraisal assessments and valuations are accurate, fair and equitable.
As part of my commitment to serve our community, in September 2019, responding to needed for funding for local and tribal veterans, I partnered with the Pueblo of Pojoaque, Veterans Alliance and the City of Santa Fe Veterans Advisory Board to host our 1st Annual Golf Tournament fundraiser for Veterans in need in our community.
I am thrilled to report that we raised over $33,000 in donations, which will be awarded to the Veterans Alliance and City of Santa Fe Veterans Advisory Board to provide services and/or emergency funding for local and tribal veterans. Using my office, as a workforce development platform for young
people, in October 2019, I partnered with SER Jobs for Progress of New Mexico to create and implement an internship program. The program provides opportunities for our young people with an internship in a professional work environment, receiving hands-on training and real-life work skills in the assessment profession. It is a great partnership with SER Jobs for Progress and successful internship program for our young people.
Respectfully,
Gus Martinez, Santa Fe County Assessor