The position of Village Assessor shall no longer be an elective
position but shall become an appointive position. The Village Board
shall be empowered to appoint a qualified individual possessing the
required certification to act as Village Assessor.
Whenever the Assessor, in the performance of the Assessor's
duties, requests or obtains income and expense information pursuant
to § 70.47(7)(af), Wis. Stats., or any successor statute
thereto, such income and expense information that is provided to the
Assessor shall be held by the Assessor on a confidential basis, except,
however, that the information may be revealed to and used by persons
in the discharging of duties imposed by law; in the discharge of duties
imposed by office (including, but not limited to, use by the Assessor
in the performance of official duties of the Assessor's office
and use by the Board of Review in the performance of its official
duties); or pursuant to order of a court. Income and expense information
provided to the Assessor under § 70.47(7)(af), Wis. Stats.,
unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is per § 70.47(7)(af),
not subject to the right of inspection and copying under § 19.35(1),
Wis. Stats.