Understanding Property taxes with Lloyd hara, king county assessor

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When: November 4th, 2010 6-8 pm
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Lloyd Hara, a respected veteran public official, was elected Assessor of Martin Luther King County November 3rd, 2009, filling a vacancy created when the previous Assessor, Scott Noble, was forced to resign.

Hara (pronounced Har-ah) has a record as a tireless advocate for taxpayers and a champion of openness and transparency for government agencies. He most recently served as a Seattle Port Commissioner, bringing new levels of accountability and leadership changes to the Port.

“I am honored to serve the people of this great county as their county assessor and I make a pledge to them to operate this office in a manner that treats all taxpayers fairly and with the respect they deserve,” Hara said.

Hara has a distinguished record of public service that spans more than 40 years. He served in the US Army as a Lt. Colonel and retired from active service. He was also King County’s youngest auditor, and an award winning, nationally recognized Seattle City Treasurer and a public finance expert.

He served four terms as Seattle City Treasurer from 1980-1992, winning accolades from the Government Finance Officers Association, the Association of Government Accountants and the Municipal Treasurers Association of the US and Canada. He is a past president of the organization.

He led the Northwest Municipal Treasurer’s Institute and the Northwest Municipal Clerks Institute, which provided leadership and technical training for local government employees at Seattle University’s Institute of Public Service.

He also served as the regional director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and served as adjunct professor at Seattle University.

In business, Hara co-owns a local print brokerage with his wife, Liz Anderson. The couple lives in Seattle.

He founded Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials, the Seattle International District Rotary, the North Seattle Community College Foundation, and many other community based organizations. He is past president of the Japanese American Citizens League, Seattle Chapter.

He also served on the board of the Puget Sound Blood Center, the American Red Cross, the Boy Scouts, the Seattle Library Foundation and other local organizations.

A Seattle native, Hara graduated from Roosevelt High School and the University of Washington, where he obtained a BA in economics with a foreign trade emphasis and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration.