Assessing Office Wins International Award
Pictured left to right: Nick Cloutier (Assessor), Marianne Cellucci, Erika Fennell, Sue Russo
The Town of Scarborough Assessing Office is the 2025 winner of the Public Information Award from the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO).
The IAAO is a nonprofit, educational, and research association for government assessment officials. It is the assessing industry’s leading organization in advancing fair and equitable property appraisal, administration, and property tax policy through professional development, research, standards and technical assistance.
The Public Information Program Award is presented to an assessment jurisdiction that has developed and implemented an effective system for distributing information to taxpayers and other stakeholders. The awards are an important recognition of Assessing professionals who strive to meet the highest standards in their line of work.
The Town of Scarborough Assessing Office won the Public Information Program Award for its 2024 Post Revaluation Report titled “Best Practices for Communication and Public Outreach.” The award recognizes their comprehensive community engagement and outreach program to inform residents and foster transparency throughout the 2024 Town-wide property revaluation process. The Assessing Office created a 30-page report and 330 pages of supplemental appendix materials detailing how the Town developed and implemented an effective system for distributing information to taxpayers and other stakeholders during this time.
Scarborough is the sole winner of the Public Information Program Award this year and is the only jurisdiction in Maine to ever win it since its inception in 1984.
“To get this international level designation is a big deal and great honor for our office and the Town of Scarborough. We’ve been working on strengthening our public communications for quite some time to better serve Scarborough citizens,” said Scarborough’s Town Assessor, Nick Cloutier. “In sharing our best practices, we also aim to provide mutually beneficial peer support to Assessing professionals statewide. This IAAO recognition is a huge vote of confidence, really affirming our efforts to lead by example in prioritizing proactive and thorough communication.”
Learn more about the IAAO. Visit the Town of Scarborough Assessing page.
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