Britini's plan rests on three principles: total transparency, systemic audits, and protections for homeowners. Each one comes with specific deliverables on a calendar — not vague promises.
Open the assessment process so every homeowner can easily see exactly how their home's value was calculated. No more black box.
A plain-language explanation of how Chelan County estimates market value: what data went in, which adjustments were applied, and how outliers were handled. Comparable-sales selection rules. Depreciation tables. Neighborhood factors.
First release · Within Year OneEvery parcel's full assessment history — going back as far as records exist — published as a free, machine-readable CSV download. No public records request. No fee. No 30-day wait. Updated every assessment cycle.
Release · Within Year OneWhen you receive your assessment notice, you'll be able to look up — online, free — the comparable sales the office used, the adjustments applied, and the depreciation factor for your home. The math, on a single page.
Pilot · Year TwoImplement rigorous, data-driven checks to ensure luxury properties are evaluated just as strictly as affordable homes. And publish the audits so the public can verify the work.
Build a vacant-lot detection rule into the office's annual valuation pipeline. Flag any residential parcel with zero improvement value before the assessment notice goes out. Fix it before the homeowner has to.
First cycle · Year OneQuarterly, public reports comparing recent sale prices against assessed values, broken out by property tier. If luxury parcels are routinely selling for 30% above their assessment while modest homes sell at par, the public will see it the same week we do.
First report · Year OneApply the same rigor to luxury and high-value properties that the office already applies to dense residential markets. Targeted review of every parcel above a defined threshold every cycle, with results published.
First review · Year OneKeep the existing ArcGIS parcel feed running, and add: improvement type, year built, recorded sale dates, exemption status, and assessment history. The county's own staff already have this — residents and researchers should too.
Rolling release · Years One and TwoEnsure that the families who form the backbone of Chelan County are no longer forced to subsidize the wealthy.
A one-page guide answering: "What do I do if my valuation seems wrong?" Anonymized examples of the kinds of evidence that have led to past adjustments. Quarterly in-person office hours, scheduled before the appeal deadline window — not after.
First guide · 90 days from taking officeMany qualified Chelan County residents never apply for property-tax exemptions because they don't know they exist. Mail a simple eligibility checklist with every assessment notice. Partner with senior centers and veterans' organizations on annual sign-up events.
First mailing · Year OneQuarterly, public, machine-readable: how long the office took to return calls, resolve appeals, mail notices, respond to records requests. If we're not meeting our service standards, residents will be the first to know.
Live · Within Year OneThe assessor does not set tax rates. The assessor does not decide school, fire, or city budgets. Those decisions are made by elected boards and voters at the ballot box. What the assessor controls is how property values are estimated and how clearly that process is communicated. Every commitment on this page is something the assessor's office can deliver under existing Washington law.
If Britini wins, come back here in a year. Every commitment above will have a status update, a calendar date, and — when it's delivered — a link to the public artifact.