Personal property questions start with the Assessor

A vehicle tax errand in Greene County often starts before there is a bill to pay. The Assessor keeps the assessment record, and that is where personal-property account questions belong. The office also separates personal property from real estate, so use the personal-property side when the issue is a vehicle list or account.

That is the right lane when a vehicle is missing, a name is wrong, or a new resident needs to create an account. Once the assessment has turned into a tax statement, the Collector takes over for payments, statements, and receipts.

It is an easy mix-up, especially around plate renewal time. Think of the Assessor as the record office and the Collector as the payment office, and the next step gets much clearer.