Monee Township Assessor

What Monee Township Assessor does

Monee Township Assessor is a local government office operating under Illinois township law, responsible for ad valorem property assessments across approximately 6,500 parcels in Monee Township, which encompasses the villages of Monee, University Park, and the Will County portion of Park Forest. The office administers State of Illinois exemption programs — including General Homestead, Senior Homestead, Senior Freeze, Homestead Improvement, and Disabled Veterans exemptions — and runs a guided assessment appeal process via the Will County Board of Review and the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board. Mass valuation is executed in compliance with the Illinois Department of Revenue's Sales Ratio Study, targeting the state-mandated 33 1/3% of market value level.

The office's technology footprint is modest: the public website (moneeassessor.com, copyright 2021) is built on the Northwoods Titan Content Management System and was designed by Comstar.biz. The site exposes a property assessment data search by PIN or street address for residential and farm parcels, while commercial, industrial, and vacant land searches require direct office contact. Property records cards are publicly available, and taxpayer assistance is delivered through four channels — in-person office visits (Tuesday and Thursday 9am–4pm, Wednesday 9am–1pm; closed Monday, Friday, and 12:30–1:30 lunch), phone ((708) 534-6023), fax ((708) 534-6027), and email ([email protected]). Assessor Sandra Heard leads a staff of approximately 10.

Monee Township Assessor is not a commercial entity. It generates no revenue from service fees; operations are publicly funded through the property tax collection infrastructure administered by Will County. Its competitive position is entirely statutory — no private substitute can legally perform township-level property assessment within its jurisdiction. Strategic positioning is operational modernization (digital self-service, taxpayer education content, community workshops) rather than market expansion, with all relationships (Will County Supervisor of Assessments, Board of Review, Illinois Department of Revenue, Monee Township, Northwoods, Comstar.biz) being either mandated oversight bodies or service vendors.

Name

Monee Township Assessor

Legal name

Monee Township Assessor

Website

https://moneeassessor.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Monee Township Assessor is a local Illinois government office performing statutorily mandated ad valorem property assessments for approximately 6,500 parcels across Monee, University Park, and the Will County portion of Park Forest, administering state exemption programs and appeal processes for township property owners.

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Headquarters

HQ city

University Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Tax-Funded Operations: Monee Township Assessor's Office is a government entity funded through public tax revenue. The office does not generate commercial revenue but provides assessment services essential to the property tax collection process. Revenue is derived from property taxes collected by Will County based on assessed property values.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Monee Township Assessor's Office is a local government entity that performs ad valorem property assessments and mass valuations for approximately 6,500 parcels of residential, farm, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use properties in Monee Township, Illinois (covering the villages of Monee, University Park, and the Will County portion of Park Forest). The office administers state-mandated property tax exemption programs, provides public access to property records, and guides property owners through the assessment appeal process.

Product overview

Monee Township Assessor's Office offers a unified government digital platform providing property assessment services to approximately 6,500 parcels in Monee Township, Illinois. The core product is the Property Assessment Data Search system, which allows taxpayers to look up assessment information by PIN or address. This is complemented by Property Tax Exemption Programs covering Illinois state exemptions (General Homestead, Senior Homestead, Senior Freeze, Homestead Improvement, and Disabled Veterans), an Assessment Appeal Process guiding property owners through market value and equity appeals, Sales Ratio Study Analysis for maintaining assessment equity, and Property Split/Consolidation Services. The office also provides Property records cards to the public, tax exemption form assistance, and educational resources including FAQ, assessment terms, and tax cycle explanations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Assessment Data Search

Quantifiable outcome

• General Homestead Exemption reduces equalized assessed value by $6,000
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Will County Supervisor of AssessmentscoreOthersState-mandated oversight relationship. The Supervisor of Assessments reviews township assessor's work and applies township multipliers if reassessment doesn't meet Illinois Department of Revenue Sales Ratio Study requirements. Sends reassessment notices and publishes assessments.
• Will County Board of ReviewcoreOthersHandles property assessment appeals. Property owners have 30 days from publication date to file appeals. Board schedules hearings and makes assessment decisions.
• Illinois Property Tax Appeal BoardminorOthersState-level appeals body for property tax decisions. Property owners can appeal Board of Review decisions here. PTAB decisions apply until next quadrennial year.
• Illinois Department of RevenuecoreOthersConducts Sales Ratio Study using three prior years of sales data to monitor assessment levels. Computes tentative factors to drive assessed values to the mandated 33 1/3% level.
• Monee TownshipcoreOthersParent township government entity. Township Board Meetings held on 3rd Thursday of each month at 7pm at Monee Township Hall (26121 Egyptian Trail Monee).
• Will CountycoreOthersCounty government providing mapping services, tax collection through County Treasurer, and administrative oversight of property assessment processes.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Tyler Technologies (Aumentum): Major government software vendor whose Aumentum (formerly Aumentum Technologies) product is widely used by county and township assessors for CAMA/mass appraisal workflows. Ecosystem participant that supplies the underlying technology stack similar to Northwoods Titan used by Monee.
• Illinois Department of Revenue: State regulatory authority that conducts the annual Sales Ratio Study governing Monee Township Assessor's compliance with the 33 1/3% assessment level. Sets the statutory framework and oversight standards for the office's operations.

Direct peers

• Frankfort Township Assessor: Another Will County township assessor operating under identical Illinois Department of Revenue mass valuation methodology. Directly comparable in jurisdiction size, function, and oversight framework to Monee Township Assessor.
• Will County Supervisor of Assessments: County-level government assessment office with statutory oversight of Monee Township Assessor. Operates the same core function (mass property valuation, exemption administration, publication of assessments) at a higher jurisdictional tier within the same county.
• New Lenox Township Assessor: Adjacent Will County township assessor office performing equivalent property assessment functions for a similar-sized parcel base. Provides a directly comparable operational benchmark within the same county oversight structure.
• Will County Board of Review: County-level appeals body that processes assessment appeals filed by Monee Township property owners within 30 days of publication. Operates within the same property tax ecosystem and directly influences assessor workload.

Broad incumbents

• Cook County Assessor: Large Illinois county assessor office performing residential, commercial, and industrial valuation at county scale. Comparable statutory function and exemption/appeal processes, but operating at far greater scale and with more advanced digital tools.
• DuPage County Assessor: County-level Illinois assessment office with modern digital portal for property searches and exemption administration. Functionally analogous but at substantially larger scale and with more mature technology infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/monee-township-assessor

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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