Dan Sowell
Property Appraiser, Bay County
Source: Official roster, Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
What this office does
Property Appraiser. Duties under Florida law
… (d) COUNTY OFFICERS. There shall be elected by the electors of each county, for terms of four years, a sheriff, a tax collector, a property appraiser, a supervisor of elections, and a clerk of the circuit court. …
… (3) “County property appraiser” means the county officer charged with determining the value of all property within the county, with maintaining certain records connected therewith, and with determining the tax on taxable property after taxes have been levied. He or she shall also be referred to in these statutes as the “property appraiser” or “appraiser.” …
More from the law (1)
(1) The property appraiser shall complete his or her assessment of the value of all property no later than July 1 of each year, except that the department may for good cause shown extend the time for completion of assessment of all property. (2) In making his or her assessment of the value of real property, the property appraiser is required to physically inspect the property at least once every 5 years. …