Notice to Montgomery County Taxpayers
Ray Durston
Montgomery County
Chief County Assessment Officer
Farmland Assessment Notice
Ray Durston
Montgomery County
Chief County Assessing Official
Supervisor of Assessments
The office of the Supervisor of Assessments administers the property assessment cycle for the local real estate tax.
Office responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Working with elected township assessors.
- Making name and address changes for tax billing.
- Calculating farmland assessments from values which are certified from the Illinois Department of Revenue.
- Applying equalization factors.
- Assisting the Board of Review by providing needed information. For an explanation of its duties see Board of Review.
- Assisting taxpayers in preparation of the Senior Homestead Exemption and the Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Application. (See the link to list of exemptions on previous page)
- Processing other types of exemptions (See the link to list of exemptions on previous page.)
- Maintaining mapping of aerial photography.
- Compiling abstract information for the Illinois Department of Revenue.
The Supervisor of Assessments is appointed by the County Board for a four-year term. In Illinois the level of assessment is to be 33 1/3 percent of market value. The assessed value of the property, minus any exemptions if applicable, is the base on which tax levies are calculated.The tax rate is determined by the property tax dollars each local taxing body needs to operate. That rate multiplied by the equalized assessed value results in the tax dollar amount on your tax statement.
Rate questions are answered by the County Clerk's Office.
The office of Supervisor of Assessments Ray Durston is located on the third floor of the Historic Courthouse in Hillsboro.
Hours are 8:00 AM-4:00 PM Monday –Friday.
Phone:(217) 532-9595
FAX: 532-9599
Mailing address:#1 Courthouse Square
Hillsboro, IL 62049
Email:
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2011 Assessments Publication
Audubon Township
Bois D'Arc Township
Butler Grove Township
East Fork Township
Fillmore Township
Grisham Township
Harvel Township
Hillsboro Township
Irving Township
Nokomis Township
North Litchfield Township
Pitman Township
Raymond Township
Rountree Township
South Fillmore Township
South Litchfield Township
Walshville Township
Witt Township
Zanesville Township
Board of Review
Bill Harpole Chairman
Dick James Member
Kent Aumann Member
Rose Gonzalez Secretary
The Board of Review
The function of the Board of Review is to review written complaints filed due to the opinion of the taxpayer that the assessed value of a property is incorrect.The tax dollar is not a valid complaint for the Board of Review. They do not control the dollar amount due. The Board of Review only determines the assessed value of the property.
The Board of Review also:
-- Defends decisions to the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board
-- Acts on exemptions
-- May apply equalization factors
The three members of the Board of Review are appointed by the County Board.
Filing a complaint with the Board of Review:
You should first contact your township assessor. He or she has the first opportunity to make an assessment change. You may reach an agreeable value with the assessor. If not, you should file an assessment complaint with the Board of Review. Assessments must be filed within 30 days of publication of the assessment list in the newspaper. The complaint forms are found in the Board of Review Office.
Once a complaint is filed the Board of Review will inspect the property and make a decision on the assessment. A notice will be mailed to the appellant. If you have questions or do not agree, a hearing will be set.
If you are dissatisfied with the Board's ruling you may appeal to the State of Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board.