Rutherford County Property Assessor Rob Mitchell says that his office has saved the county over $2.5 million. His updated dollar amount returned to County General Fund since the 2011-12 fiscal year rings in at: $2,563,908
He said that it is very important to know how their tax dollars are used and in this case, saved.
The Rutherford County Property Assessor's Office returned $289,229 dollars back to the general fund over the past fiscal year. That is 11.83% of the total office operational budget. Rutherford County realizes a return of $80.79 for every dollar invested in the Property Assessor's Office.
You can track the county property assessor office expenditures online: http://rutherfordcountytn.gov/propertyassessor/budget.htm