City Treasurer & Assessor

Responsibilities

The City Treasurer is responsible for the administration of:

• Custodian of all monies, bonds and other securities of the City
• Oversees the receipt of all public funds and monies payable to the City, including all taxes, licenses, fines and deposits said money in the appropriate bank accounts
• Memorial Bricks
• Barn Permits
• Commercial Bike Licenses

The City Assessor is responsible for the administration of:

Appointed by the City Council, the Assessor is responsible for the listing and inventory of the individual properties in the City. The Assessor shall estimate, according to his best information and judgement, the true cash value and assessed value of every parcel of taxable property.  The assessments are placed in the assessment roll and completed by the first Monday in March for the property to be taxed.

The assessor does not create value.  Value is created by the economic forces in the market of buyers and sellers.  The Assessor studies transactions of the market and appraises all property in accordance with State law and State Tax Commission guidelines.  The Assessing Department also keeps track of ownership changes, maintains maps of parcel boundaries, maintains legal descriptions for all land, and prepares sketches of all buildings and summarizes their characteristics.  Other responsibilities of the Assessor include administrating the Principal Residence Exemption Program.

Annually, approximately fourteen days before the first meeting of the local Board of Review, the Assessor shall give each owner listed in the assessment roll a notice by first class mail the increase in assessed or taxable for the year.  This notice will specify the time and place of the meeting of the local Board of Review.

PLEASE CLICK ON "JOSEPH STAKOE", BELOW, TO ACCESS THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:

• Assessor Accessibility to Taxpayer Policy
• City of Mackinac Island Poverty Exemption Policy
• 2025 Land Value Analysis
• 2025 ECF Analysis
• Board of Review Members
• 2025 Vacant Land 2-Year Sales & Study List
• 2025 Sales & Appraisal Study
• City of Mackinac Island Personal Property Canvass and Records Maintenance Policy