COUNTY DEPARTMENTS
FRANKLIN COUNTY
County Appraiser
Office Hours: Monday through Friday | 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
About the Appraiser's Office...
The primary duty of the County Appraiser's Office is to appraise taxable property accurately, uniformly, and according to law in order to provide a fair base for distributing the cost of local services utilizing the property tax. Property taxes provide funding for schools and also provide local governments with money for streets and roads, parks, ambulance, fire and police protection, and other services. The property tax is the largest, single source of revenue in Kansas. The Director of the Property Valuation Division of the Kansas Department of Revenue provides general supervision over the administration of property appraisals and over the qualifications of County Appraisers in Kansas.
Kansas County Appraisers are appointed to a four year term of office by resolution of the County Commission. In order to hold the Office of County Appraiser in Kansas, County Appraisers must satisfy certain qualifications and must subscribe to an oath of office. In addition to an appointed County Appraiser, Franklin County also employs a Deputy County Appraiser, two Review Appraisers, two Personal Property Clerks, a Real Property Clerk, and a Graphical Information System (cadastral mapping) Technician.
Philip A. Dudley, RES & RMA
County Appraiser
315 South Main
Ottawa, KS 66067
Phone: (785) 229-3420
Email: appraiser@mail.franklincoks.org
Linda Taylor
Deputy County Appraiser
315 South Main
Ottawa, KS 66067
Phone: (785) 229-3420
Email: appraiser@mail.franklincoks.org
Other County Appraiser News...
Kansas Motor Vehicle Property Tax Information System
Appraiser’s Office is currently sending out Manufactured Home Questionnaires to all owners:
In the past, the Appraiser’s Office has not been required by the State of Kansas to have information regarding the below stated features of a manufactured home. We are now required to collect this information. You may download and print the .pdf questionnaire and return it to our office within 14 days. If it is more convenient feel free to call our office at 785-229-3420 and we can collect this information over the telephone, or you may fax it back to us at 785-229-3430, or email your information to appraiser@mail.franklincoks.org. In the absence of such information from you, it will be necessary to estimate the interior features and perform an onsite inspection of the exterior of your manufactured home. Thank you in advance for your cooperation, it is much appreciated.