Use of Acronym
Melton Spivak, 1973 IAAO Conference, Miami, Florida… following a presentation by John Q. Ebert and Dr. Robert J. Anderson regarding computer assisted mass appraisal for smaller jurisdictions, during the Q&A portion, Mr. Spivak asked a question from the audience with the very first utterance of the acronym “CAMA” with his pronunciation of “Ka-mah.” From that point on the word/term became ubiquitous and universal to the many versions of computer processed mass appraisal systems for property tax administration. Mr. Ebert and Dr. Anderson continued in definition and preachment of the concept which soon spread throughout the world of mass appraisal of market values in property tax administration.
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