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Freedom of Information Act Policy

RecordRequests  The Crawford County Board designates the Chief County Assessment Officer as FOIA Officer for this office and for the Board of Review.  Records requested under the  Freedom of Information Act shall be made in writing to the Chief County Assessment Officer at P O Box 742, Robinson IL  62454.Pursuan to 5 ILCS 140/3.1, the requestor must state whether the requested documents will be used for a commercial purpose as defined in 5 ILCS 20/2(c-5).  The requestor will be notified as soon as the documents are available for inspection and/or copying.

 

 

Fees There shall be no fee to inspect records.  Copying charges shall be $1.00 per page for documents, $2.00 per page for maps.  Payment is due at the time the documents are provided.  Information may be sent by U.S. Mail or faxed.  Pursuant to 35 ILCS 200/12-5, a statement of valuation shall be provided to taxpayers for their own property at no charge.  Information shall be provided free of charge to anyCrawfordCountyoffice or any political subdivision withinCrawfordCountythat has a reciprocal policy with the Chief County Assessment Officer. In accordance with 5 ILCS 140/6b, fees may be reduced or waived entirely upon a written request that includes the specific purpose of the request (including whether the data will be used for any commercial purpose) and the public interest that would be served. The Chief County Assessment Officer has sole discretion to act in this area, and may request additional information in order to make a determination. 

Records Maintained  The Chief County Assessment Officer and Board of Review maintains the following types and categories of records.  Please note that this list may include records that are partially or wholly exempt from disclosure under FOIA (5ILCS 140/7) 

  • Abstracts of Assessments                                      Mapping files
  • Address/Name Change Cards                                 Mobile Home files and records

  • Administrative Correspondence Files                   Oil  Assessment Records

  • Application for Disaster Area Assessment          Personnel Files

  • Applications for Homestead Exemptions              Personal Property Records

  • Application for Authority to Dispose of Local Records and Records

  • Disposal certificate                                                   Property Record Cards

  •  Assessment record in DevNet database               Property Tax Appeal Board Decisions

  • Board of Review Complaint Dockets                   Real Estate Declarations (copies)

  • Board of Review Complaint Forms                      Returning Veteran Exemptions

  • Budget information                                               Sales Ratio Studies

  • Cash Receipts                                                        Senior Citizen Assessment Freeze Exemptions

  • Certificates of Error                                              Time Cards

  • Certificate of Publication, publication lists,         Veteran/Fraternal Organization Files

  • Certificate of Status of Exempt Property

  • Deeds (copies)

  • Disabled Persons Exemptions

  • Disabled Veterans Exemptions

  • Electronic Mail

  • Invoices

  • Legal Case Files  

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • The records may be accessed and reviewed at the Chief County Assessment Office, 100 South Douglas, Robinson, Illinois 62454 .

     About the Board of Review  The following information about the Crawford County Board of Review is provided pursuant to the requirements of 5 ILCS 140/1, et seq.:   

     

·         Purpose of the Board The Board of Review is responsible for hearing complaints and corrections on assessments from the county’s 10 townships, reviewing and acting on exempt property applications, approving homestead exemptions and representing the interest ofCrawfordCountybefore the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board. (35ILCS200/16-20) 

·         Operating Budget The Board of Review’s operating budget for fiscal year 2010 is $17,206.  the Chief County Assessment Officer’s operating budge is $131,947
Office and Employees  The Board of Review consists of three members.  Their office is located at 100 S. Douglas, Robinson Illinois in the Chief County Assessment Office.

Crawford County Assessments Office
Betty A Bailey
Chief County Assessment Officer
P O BOX 742
Robinson, IL 62454
(618) 544-8221

Welcome to the Crawford County Assessments Office. My office is located in the Courthouse Annex building at 100 S Douglas, Robinson. Our hours are from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday, except for legal holidays. I plan to continue adding information for the public to have easy access. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me: e-mail assessor@crawfordcountycentral.com or phone 618-544-8221.

Betty A. Bailey