(a)There shall be elected in each county a county
assessor as provided by the Wyoming Election Code of 1973 as
amended, who shall be a qualified elector and own real property
in the county in which he is elected. The county assessor shall
be a resident of the county in which the county assessor serves,
beginning on the first day of the term and through the last day
of the term for which the county assessor serves.
(b)The department of revenue, after consultation with the
president of the county assessor's association, shall:
(i)Establish, implement and maintain a mandatory
system of education and training for all property tax
appraisers;
(ii)Establish standards and criteria for
certification;
(iii)Provide a temporary and permanent certification
program based on education, relevant exp
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(a) There shall be elected in each county a county
assessor as provided by the Wyoming Election Code of 1973 as
amended, who shall be a qualified elector and own real property
in the county in which he is elected. The county assessor shall
be a resident of the county in which the county assessor serves,
beginning on the first day of the term and through the last day
of the term for which the county assessor serves.
(b) The department of revenue, after consultation with the
president of the county assessor's association, shall:
(i) Establish, implement and maintain a mandatory
system of education and training for all property tax
appraisers;
(ii) Establish standards and criteria for
certification;
(iii) Provide a temporary and permanent certification
program based on education, relevant experience or examination;
and
(iv) Report excessive absences of any county assessor
from required education programs to the appropriate board of
county commissioners and to the governor.
(c) As used in this section "property tax appraiser" means
any employee of the state or any county, including elected
county assessors, who makes valuation judgments used as a basis
for ad valorem taxation.
(d) No individual shall perform the duties or exercise the
authority of a property tax appraiser unless the person is
certified by the department of revenue. No certificate shall be
issued to any individual who has not demonstrated to the
department of revenue that the individual is competent to
perform the necessary work or administer the necessary operation
of an assessor's office. An individual may serve as county
assessor without certification for one (1) elected term and the
remainder of any unexpired term to which appointed.
(e) The director of the ad valorem tax division, under the
direction of the department of revenue, shall provide for
examination of applicants for certificates and shall conduct or
sponsor in-service or pre-entry training programs on the
technical, legal and administrative aspects of the appraisal and
assessment process. For this purpose, the director may
cooperate with educational institutions, and regional, state or
national appraisal and assessing organizations, and shall
receive the advice of the president of the county assessor's
association, to develop training programs.
(f) The director, upon appropriation by the legislature,
shall also provide for the costs of obtaining and presenting
schools including, but not limited to, normal costs of tuition,
books and instructor expenses. The direct expenses related to
students, such as travel, housing and meals while attending the
schools, shall be the direct responsibility of each respective
entity.