Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence’s appointment of new City Assessor David Tijerina was confirmed by the Southfield City Council at the October 20 City Council meeting.
Mr. Tijerina is certified as a Level 4 Assessor by the State of Michigan Assessor’s Board as well as a Personal Property Examiner by the State Tax Commission. He comes to Southfield with more than 30 years of experience in the property tax and assessing field. Mr. Tijerina previously served as the City Assessor of the city of Lansing, Michigan from 1995 to 2005. Previous to that he served as the Senior Assistant to the City Assessor from 1989 to 1995 as well as the Senior Commercial/Industrial Appraiser from 1985 to 1989 also for the city of Lansing.
The city assessor is appointed by the Mayor with City Council approval. The assessor is responsible for verifying Southfield's tax roll by evaluating properties for the purpose of calculating property taxes.