Gregory J. Smith, is the San Diego Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk. He has been with the County since 1977 and has been the County Assessor since 1983. Prior to that, he worked for the cities of Chula Vista and Sausalito. Greg received his Masters in Public Administration from San Diego State University where he is currently a part-time evening faculty member. In June of 1994, Greg was elected the Assessor/Recorder/ County Clerk for the County of San Diego and assumed the duties of Recorder/County Clerk in addition to his duties as County Assessor.

DUTIES: The primary responsibilities of the Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk include:

ASSESSOR - locate, identify and appraise all vacant land, improved real estate, business property, and certain mobile homes, boats and aircraft for property tax purposes.

RECORDER - duties include accepting and recording legal instruments (documents) required by law upon payment of proper fees and taxes. Functions include the maintenance of birth, marriage and death records and indexes for San Diego County.

COUNTY CLERK - functions include issuing marriage licenses and performing civil marriage ceremonies; registering Fictitious Business Name Statements, notaries public, process servers and professional photocopiers.

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