This page is used to log the annual assessing process as it relates to the assessing online app.
Nicholas Ariniello (nick) - Commissioner Francis Gavin (Fran) - Assessing PO Arlande StLouis
asp/IIS cityofboston.gov (front-end for assessing-online)
MSSQL Database (contains valuations data)
Assessing Dept Access Database (Staging Database)
Munis
Tyler (aka Patriot) (aka Camea)
01 - 31 December: - Assessing Dept loads data (inventory) into Munis in prep for next calendar year, - (Fran) Uploads data (mainly from Munis) into Access Database, - (Assessing Dept) Verifies data (valuations + property attributes) in Access Database, - (Fran) Generates property valuations.
01 January: - (Assessing Dept) Finalize fiscal values and ownership, - (Digital) Online Database updated from Access Database and published to website, - (Assessing Dept) Opening of property-owner "Apply for Exemptions" and "Appeal Valuation" periods.
01 February: - Close of "Appeal Valuation" period, - (Digital) ensure form is removed from Assessing on-line app, - no Online DB Updates at this time.
01 April: - Close of "Apply for Exemptions" period, - (Digital) ensure form is removed from Assessing on-line app, - No Online DB updates at this time.
01 July: - (Assessing Dept) updates Access Database, no changes to valuations just existing inventory attributes and addition of new properties, - (Digital) Online Database updated from Access Database and published to website.
There are approx 176,000 tax bills (aka Parcels) (aka Inventory Items) (aka Properties)
The Assessing Online web application is one of the most trafficked items on boston.gov / Boston's digital properties (see older cityofboston.gov google analytics). As part of the 'Apps Modernization' capitally funded project for DoIT/Digital we are re-doing this application. The Assessing Department is aware of these changes and is on board with the project.
Some students have done initial research for the City, find that here: - https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/16C0NGhkNFQgr1CI2Rg6WEBNH-pdCwwdV - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SvR6ZZLUKsY0JIyIn0EoyqMAaC51U1-K
In early 2021, we worked with a small project group from the United State Digital Response (Joan Liu, John Sullivan Hamilton, and Chris Matthews). They reviewed the above student research, came up with product requirements, and proposed initial designs. They'd like to periodically be kept in the loop on progress, if possible.
Designs, a synthesis of the research, and copies of property bills for referenced can be found at : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L3vlrzXBrI9vFDzkW6QJZ_s9r6BJE1po/view?usp=sharing
Project board (initially implemented by Joan Liu and picked up by Matt McGowan): https://github.com/orgs/CityOfBoston/projects/34
Data model and requirements (originally drafted by Matt McGowan; being collectively worked on between Matt and Jonathan Porter [Analytics]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uDnFV2Zv2TeSpO6oFYS5IkqQLMWkyhHFr6U8fptfiYE/edit?usp=sharing
Misc. documents, notes, etc. can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1YVq9VZKIiisBCRZStUHwMA7ZCDIdIFCZ
We have moved on to the development stage, which is being run by Matt McGowan and Phil Kelly.