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, three Personal Property Clerks, 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@franklincoks.org
Other County Appraiser News...
Kansas Motor Vehicle Property Tax Information System
PRESS RELEASE
Submitted by Philip A. Dudley, RES & RMA
Franklin County Appraiser
May 16th 2011
Appraiser’s Office Conducting Residential & Commercial Re-inspections
Beginning Monday May 16th and running through the summer months, Franklin County
Appraiser’s Office personnel will be conducting their annual re-inspection of real
property, which includes residential, commercial and vacant properties.
Residential field appraisers will begin working mainly in the county. Once these areas
Some Commercial properties will be re-listed in the cities and also as well as various rural
parts of the county.
The Franklin County Appraiser’s Office is mandated by K.S.A. 79-1476 to physically
re-inspect all real property in the County at least once every six years. The purpose
of this inspection is to verify that the data is current and represents the property
accurately. The Appraiser’s Office physically inspects approximately 17% of the real
property located in the County each year.
The Appraiser’s Office will also begin data collecting properties where building permits
have been issued by the cities or have been filed with the County.
If the public should have questions, please call the Appraiser’s Office at 785-229-3420 or
Email us at appraiser@franklincoks.org.