Thel lady in red on the left hand side of the second row is McHenry County Supervisor of Assessments Donna Mayberry. Mayberry is retiring this year.
Robert Ross, the Chief Deputy Supervisor of Assessments in Lake County, is scheduled to replace retiring McHenry County Supervisor of Assessments Donna Mayberry.
Robert Ross the Chief Deputy Supervisor of Assessments in Lake County is scheduled to replace retiring McHenry County Supervisor of Assessments Donna Mayberry.
Ross will be paid $100,000 a year initially.
County Administrator Peter Austin explained the interview process, which followed application solicitations sent to all Illinois counties and neighboring township assessors.
Of ten candidates who were Supervisors of Assessment or deputies , six were interviewed. Three were considered strong candidates.
The finalists were the Champaign County Supervisor of Assessments and Ross.
The interview process included a mock presentation to a group of taxpayers upset with their tax bills.
Ross will meet with township assessors next Monday.
A better mock scenario would be for Ross to have to take a meeting with a high ranking elected official, let’s say the Sheriff, listen to him explain a Homestead tax exemption story that rings of tax fraud, wade through the bull***t, refuse to compromise his integrity and tell the Sheriff that he will not write a letter for him. That sounds like a scenario I would like to see implemented as part of this hiring process.
Convenient that Mayberry is retiring now.