Property tax evaluators receive certificates

He said 17 people were also trained as supervisors who will coordinate the field collection effort and vet the information.

“Because one of the things we don’t want to do is to have errors with the data, so that part of that is to ensure that we have the most accurate, reliable data that we can because you are dealing with people’s most important investment, which is land and property.” Ramlal said every effort will be made to ensure the information is reliable and correctly documented.

He urged the graduates to resist temptation and protect their good name when they go into the field to gather information.

Ramlal said homeowners might attempt to persuade them to falsify the value of their properties so that they will attract less tax, but they must resist any temptation to do so.