Accomplishments in Office

By Gregory J. Smith

GREGORY SMITH LOOKS TO THE FUTURE AND A NEW TERM AS SAN DIEGO ASSESSOR/RECORDER/CLERK

The Assessor/Recorder/Clerk's office assesses all property in the county for tax purposes, maintains all property records, as well as birth, death, marriage and fictitious business names.

Greg Smith has been the County Assessor since 1983 and prior to that was the Assistant Assessor. In 1994 Greg was appointed the Recorder/Clerk for the County of San Diego and assumed these responsibilities in addition to his duties as County Assessor. He has been with the County of San Diego since 1977. Prior to that, he worked for the cities of Chula Vista and Sausalito.

Smith received his Masters in Public Administration from San Diego State University in 1973, where he is now a part-time evening faculty member. He and his wife arlette have two children, Julie 18 and Harrison 15.

"Customer service has always been and continues to be my number one priority," Smith pledged in announcing his re-election bid. "I respectfully request the voters of San Diego County to re-elect me so that I can continue to improve and modernize the office, and make it even more responsive to the public."

Smith's office has received over 30 Awards for Excellence from the National Association of Counties, and he continues this innovation. The Assessor's office was the first County department to offer items for sale over the internet using E-commerce at our extensive website http://www.SDARCC.com. In addition, we were the first in state to offer web broadcasts of marriage ceremonies called `Weddings on the Web.'"

We have four branch offices to conveniently serve the public, including our Kearny Mesa office which is now open six days a week including Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for marriage licenses, ceremonies and birth certificates. We also share the centrally located Kearny Mesa office with the State Board of Equalization for the convenience of local business owners.

New initiatives for the further modernization and efficiency of the office as well as very favorable results of a mandated state audit are provided in the attachment.