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The assessors' office in the Town of Fishkill NY maintains the assessment roll, which is the document that contains every property's assessment located within the Town of Fishkill.  The physical description (inventory) and the value estimate (assessment) of every parcel of real property in Fishkill are located in the assessor's office.

The assessors' office maintains the assessment roll, which is the document that contains every property's assessment located within the Town of Fishkill.  The physical description (inventory) and the value estimate (assessment) of every parcel of real property in Fishkill are located in the assessor's office.

The Assessor's responsibility is to prepare and maintain a fair and equitable assessment roll. This roll is used to produce all property tax bills and school tax bills. Some of the responsibilities of the assessor are as follows:

•     Determine property use and ownership
•     Collect and maintain physical inventories for each parcel
•     Maintain property record cards
•     Make sure properties are located in correct special districts
•     Collect new construction and demolition
•     Maintain sales file and sale reporting system
•     Determine assessments. Defend or explain assessments
•     An assessor does not set tax rates
•     An assessor does not make values. The buyers and sellers make the values. The assessor extracts the values from the market.