Membership Luncheon, September 2010

King County Assessor, Lloyd Hara, to speak  AT September luncheon

September Luncheon Sponsored by Key Bank

Seeking property tax relief and answers on your property valuations

King County Assessor, Lloyd Hara remarks will include:

• General overview of the Department of Assessments

• Emerging trends in commercial and residential values for the Maple Valley region

• Emerging trends in King County

• Wondering where your property tax dollars go?  Brief explanation of levies

• Property tax exemptions and deferral programs

• Questions & Answers

Please see Mr. Hara's bio below
 

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.

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