Jurisdictional Class:
Non-competitive
NYCSC apvd: 9-11-85
Adopted: 9-13-83
Revised: 1-19-86:
3-12-87, 4-7-09
ASSESSOR
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:
This is professional
work in the valuation for assessment of real property for tax purposes and the
preparation of an annual assessment roll.
Work is performed under the general direction of the municipal
legislator or the appointing authority.
Supervision is exercised over the work of appraisal and clerical
staff. Advisory service is available
from the
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES
Annually values and revalues each parcel of real property;
Utilizes and maintains current tax maps and appraisal cards;
May seek county advisory services in determining values of
certain parcels;
Attends all hearings of the board of Assessment Review;
Makes changes in assessments in accordance with law as
directed by the Board of Assessment Review;
Appoints and trains an acting Assessor to perform as needed;
Attends the public examination of the tentative assessment
roll at times prescribed by law;
Receives complaints filed and transmits them to the Board of
Assessment Review;
Prepares reports of assessment activities as required by the
appointing authority or the State board of Equalization and Assessment;
Provides school districts within the assessing unit a copy
of the current pertinent portion of the assessment roll;
Reviews and makes determinations with respect to
applications for tax exemptions;
May supervise and train appraisal staff members in the
technique of appraisal and assessment.
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FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Good knowledge of making an
appraisal of types of real property which are regularly sold; good knowledge of
the theory, principles and practices of
real property valuation and assessment; good knowledge of residential and
commercial building construction methods, materials and their costs; good
knowledge of laws governing the valuation and assessment of real property; good
knowledge of deeds and related property records; ability to make and review
arithmetic computations with speed and accuracy; ability to establish and
maintain effective working relationships with the public, municipal officials
and the Assessment Review Board; ability to plan, work and supervise the work of others; integrity; tact; courtesy;
good judgment; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the
position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
1. (i) Graduation
from high school, or possession of an accredited high school equivalency
diploma; and
(ii)
Two years of satisfactory full-time paid experience
in an occupation involving the valuation of real property, such as assessor,
appraiser, valuation data manager, real property appraisal aide or the
like. Such experience shall be deemed satisfactory
if it is demonstrated that the experience primarily was gained in the
performance of one or more of the following tasks: collection and recording of property
inventory data, preparation of comparable sales analysis reports, preparation
of signed valuation or appraisal estimates or reports using cost, income or
market data approaches to value. Mere
listing of real property for potential sale, or preparation of asking prices
for real estate for potential sale, using multiple listing reports or other
published asking prices is not qualifying experience; or
2.
Graduation from an accredited two-year college and
one year of the experience described in subparagraph (1)(ii) of this
subdivision: or
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3.
Graduation from an accredited four-year college and
six months of the experience described in subparagraph (1)(ii) of this
subdivision or graduation from an accredited four-year college and a written
commitment from the county director that the county will provide training in
assessment administration, approved by the State Board, within a six-month
period; or
4.
Certification by the State Board as a candidate for
assessor.
(b)
In evaluating the experience described in
subparagraph (1)(ii) of subdivision (a), the following conditions shall apply:
(i)
if the assessor has been previously certified by the
Sate Board as a State certified assessor pursuant to section 188-2.1 of this
Subpart while serving as an elected assessor, such certification is equivalent
to one year of the experience described in subparagraph (1)(ii) of subdivision
(a) if it has not expired;
(ii)
for the purpose of crediting full-time paid
experience, a minimum of 30-hour per weeks hall be deemed as full-time
employment;
(iii)
three years of
part-time paid experience as a sole assessor or as chairman of the board of assessors
shall be credited as one year of full-time paid experience, and five years of
part-time paid experience as a member of a board of assessors shall be credited
as one year of full-time paid experience.
Additional paid part-time experience in excess of these amounts shall be
credited;
(iv)
volunteer experience in an assessor’s office may be
credited as paid experience to the extent that it includes tasks such as data
collection; calculation of value estimates; preparation of preliminary
valuation reports; providing routine assessment information to a computer
center; public relations; and review of value estimates, computer output and
exemption applications; and
(v)
in no case
shall less than six months of the experience described in subparagraph (1)(ii)
of subdivision (a) be acceptable with the exception of county training as
provided for in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a).