A Message from the Property Assessor Cindy Burney on the 2024 Reappraisal
Our office will be closed July 4th and 5th in observance of Independance Day.
The Certified Tax Rate from the State of Tennessee has been set at$1.5247 from last year’s rate of $2.5976
This does not mean this is the Final Tax Rate.
The next step of this process is for our elected County
Commissioners to do the following:
The County Commission must officially determine the Certified
Tax Rate. If the Certified Rate is sufficient to meet the new budget,
the commission may proceed to ADOPT the actual tax rate of
$1.5247.
If the Certified Tax Rate will NOT be sufficient to meet the new
budget, and the County Commission would need to EXCEED the
Certified Tax Rate then it must be published in the newspaper and
schedule a public hearing.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office.
Cheatham County Assessor of Property |
Cindy Dozier Burney, Property Assessor
Frequently Asked Questions
Cindy Burney is a lifelong resident of Cheatham County. She began working in the Assessor’s Office in September of 1988 and became Deputy Assessor in 1995. Cindy was elected Assessor of Property in 2016. She and her husband Jeff have been married for 32 years, and they have two
daughters, Kayla and Abbey. She and her family are active members of the Ashland City Church of Christ. Cindy strives to maintain a friendly, courteous, and efficient office.
The Assessor of Property is a Tennessee constitutionally elected official who serves at the pleasure of the Cheatham County citizens for a four-year term.
The primary responsibility of the Assessor of Property is to discover, list, classify, and value all real and personal property within the jurisdiction of Cheatham County. This includes conducting a state-mandated county wide reappraisal every five years. Our next reappraisal is scheduled for 2024. This office is also responsible for maintaining ownership records, maintaining tax maps, preparing tax rolls for the county Trustee and all municipalities, reporting assessments to the local and State Board of Equalization, and managing Greenbelt and Forestry assessments.
