Brian Corbin of the Evansville Courier Press reports that Tim Rushenberg of Elkhart, Indiana will be the new commissioner of the Department of Local Government Finance. He will replace Cheryl Musgrave who stepped down after 18 months in charge of the office which oversees Indiana’s property tax system.Â
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Rushenberg has been the department’s general counsel since August 2007, and he assisted in drafting the legislation that was part of the governor’s property-tax relief package, passed earlier this year.
Rushenberg was a member of the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps from 2003 to 2007 and previously served as assistant city attorney in Elkhart. A graduate of Indiana University-South Bend and Indiana University School of Law, Rushenberg is also certified as a Level 2 assessor.
The Evansville Courier Press referred to the position as the “property-tax czar.” Really? A czar? I suggest just sticking with commissioner.
Hmmm…I don’t know. The Courier Press may be right.