League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Los Angeles County, CA June 8, 2010 Election
	Dan Kumaus Answers Questions Candidate for Assessor; County of Los Angeles

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Questions & Answers

1. Please provide a brief list of your qualifications in bullet format, using an asterisk (*) to represent a bullet. (No more than 25 words for this section.)

• Educational Background-Bachelors and Masters in Business Administration

• Experience-33 years in the Assessor's Office

• Leadership skills and experience from the United States Marine Corp

2. What qualities, skills, and experiences make you well-qualified to be an effective Assessor in L A. County? (no more than 125 words total for questions 2 and 3)

My 33 years experience and daily contact with the public have given me an excellent view of how the Assessor's office functions and how it affects the taxpayer.

My MBA allowed me to analyze the current operational model of the office and to develop a better one.

3. What strategies will you employ to mitigate the effects of foreclosures and the depressed real estate market, so that property may be reassessed in a timely fashion and tax revenues may be maintained? No more than 125 words total for questions 2 and 3)

Artificially maintaining revenues in the face of falling values is dishonest and against the taxpayer's best interest. The Assessor's job is to determine the most accurate Fair Market Value (FMV).

As outlined on my website, dankumaus.com, the MBA model that I have developed will allow us to streamline operations. This will give us time and resources to eliminate the backlog and update the tax roll with a more accurate FMV for the properties in Los Angeles County.

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Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Until 5:00 p.m. on April 5, 2010, candidates for Assessor must limit their answers to 150 words total for all questions so that a paper Voters Guide may be published. After 5:00 p.m. on April 5, 2010, word limits will no longer apply.

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