Gabe Chapman
PROPERTY VALUATION ADMINISTRATOR
PVA since – December 2022
gabe.chapman@ky.gov
Melissa Yates
Chief Deputy
Employee since – April 2017
Real Estate Transfers/GIS Mapping Technician
melissa.yates@ky.gov
Mandy Stout
Deputy
Employee since – October 2021
Field Representative/Personal Property/Tangibles
mandy.stout@ky.gov
Doug Gerkins
Deputy
Employee since – August 2020
Field Representative/Permits/Motor Vehicles
william.gerkins@ky.gov
Shown below are many of the previous county tax assessors. Over the years the title has changed from “county assessor” to “tax commissioner” to “property valuation administrator.”
History of Property Assessment Officials in Meade County
| County Assessor/Tax Commissioner | |
| 1917-1921 | James W. Hamilton |
| County Tax Commissioner | |
| 1921-1925 | Alex Medley |
| 1925-1933 | C.W. Ashcraft |
| 1933-1941 | R.L. Woolfolk |
| 1941-1949 | H.H.(or G.H.) Barr |
| 1949-1956 | Ed Buren |
| Tax Commissioner/PVA | |
| 1956-1980 | Abbott Ashcraft |
| Property Valuation Administrator | |
| 1980-1980 | Steve Johnson |
| 1980-1986 | Bryan Claycomb |
| 1986-2008 | Mark Straney |
| 2009-2022 | Rebecca W. Richardson |
| 2022-Present | Gabe Chapman |