Website URL: www.BobOverbeck.com
Age: 55
How long in Larimer County: 17 years
Family: Blessed to share life with the love of my life, four kids 9 to 20, one Labrador and four cats.
Work experience: Have been a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) and a member of the National Futures Association since 1983. I have spent my career ensuring accuracy and advocating for fairness, transparency and accountability in government. Started education on the trading floor as a runner in the Chicago Mercantile exchange, completed a degree in business administration, then moved on to be a floor broker and trader on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Board of Trade and Minneapolis Grain Exchange. I understand the value of our dollars.
Community involvement: Current Fort Collins City Council member.
Is there anything voters should know about the Assessor position and how you would approach it?
It is the responsibility of the county assessors to accurately evaluate property for the purpose of assessing and collecting property taxes. I am running for county assessor to ensure that property valuations are done right the first time, no one pays more than their fair share in taxes, and the office of the assessor upholds the level of transparency, accuracy and accountability that taxpayers deserve.
What impact do you think Amendment 73 would have on county homeowners and revenues?
According to the amendment language, Amendment 73 would lower and freeze residential and commercial property tax assessments for the K-12 education portion of your property taxes. The Colorado legislative council has said that this will have no impact for the county or other special districts. This is a question that is left up to the voters to decide, because it is their role to tell us where and how they want their dollars to be spent. In my role as assessor, I will ensure that property valuations are done right the first time, no one pays more than their fair share in taxes, and the office of the assessor upholds the level of transparency, accuracy and accountability that taxpayers deserve. The process must improve and that’s my singular focus.