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Reappointment of Joshua Hoogland to the unclassified position of Hennepin County Assessor for a four-year term, effective January 1, 2025
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to Minnesota Statute 273.061, the Hennepin County Board reappoints Joshua Hoogland to the unclassified position of Hennepin County Assessor for a four-year term commencing January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028.
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Background:
The current term of the county assessor, Joshua Hoogland, will expire on December 31, 2024. Minnesota Statute 273.061 requires that the county board communicate its intent at least 90 days prior to the expiration of the term.
Mr. Hoogland was appointed as the Hennepin County Assessor on July 1, 2022. Pursuant to state law, the County Assessor’s term is four years. Mr. Hoogland’s initial term was from July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024, as he was appointed to complete the term of his predecessor. This will be Mr. Hoogland’s first four-year term.
Mr. Hoogland is a graduate of St. Cloud State University with a degree in real estate and has obtained his Master’s in public administration and Senior Accredited Minnesota Assessor license.
Mr. Hoogland started in the Hennepin County Assessor’s Office in 2006, working in both residential and commercial appraisal divisions. He then worked for the Minnesota Department of Revenue as Assistant Director of Property Tax from 2019 to 2020. He returned to Hennepin County as an Assistant County Assessor overseeing the residential appraisal and assessment programs divisions in 2020 and was appointed as the County Assessor on July 1, 2022.
The County Administrator is recommending that Mr. Hoogland be reappointed to a four-year term as the County Assessor commencing January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028.
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Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval