The Assessor is the elected official responsible for developing and maintaining a current list of all taxable real and tangible personal property in Stone County and assessing property annually. The Assessor also performs tax mapping by maintaining and updating property lines based upon warranty deeds received from the Stone County Recorder of Deeds.
The Assessor closes the Assessment books typically by July 1st of each year.
The assessment roles are then turned over to the County Clerk who then distributes the assessment information to the various taxing districts within the county.
Property tax rates are set by taxing jurisdictions typically by September 1st of each year. The County Assessor is not part of the property tax rate setting process.
Taxpayer’s who have questions about the assessment process are encouraged to contact the Stone County Assessor’s Office.
Stone County Commission
Attn: Earl Johnson
P. O. Box 19, Galena, Mo. 65656
Telephone (417)357-8141 * Fax (417)357-3098
Stone County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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