Assessor

Overview

General Purpose
This position is responsible for oversight and management of the City’s property tax assessment functions, valuation of all real estate and personal property, property valuation appeals, and oversite of general reappraisals. In addition, this position is responsible for researching, entering and producing the City’s annual Grand List Book and Tax Book. The position is also responsible for all state Education Fund reporting and communicating changes in values to the state.

General Purpose
This position is responsible for oversight and management of the City’s property tax assessment functions, valuation of all real estate and personal property, property valuation appeals, and oversite of general reappraisals. In addition, this position is responsible for researching, entering and producing the City’s annual Grand List Book and Tax Book. The position is also responsible for all state Education Fund reporting and communicating changes in values to the state.

Union Affiliation: Non-Union
Pay Grade 28: $ - $ Annually
Remote Tier 2: Up to one (1) day remote/week

• Administer City’s taxation of real estate and business personal property valuations for property taxation and properties under payment for service agreements.
• Establish policies on appraisal methodology; and assessment administration procedures for ongoing appraisal equity, and assessment of new buildings improvements, land valuation and/or other market changes.
• Prepare recommendation on annual budget requirements for the assessing function and monitor expenditures within assigned budget.
• Manage department staff including budget expenditure approval, payment of vouchers, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, discharge, work rule establishment, and department morale.
• Be aware of, and implement any new processes associated with tax assessment efficiencies. This would include new software and process efficiencies.
• Supervise, assign work, perform performance evaluations, discipline, and coach employees.
• Perform on-site physical inspections for real estate and business personal property inventory.
• Collect, verify, and analysis; income revenues and expense data for investment type properties.
• Maintain up-to-date database file on all applicable building and zoning permits.
• Compile official Grand List; maintain extensive records of ownership, value, and descriptions of property assessed.
• Recommend ways to increase value of the Grand List, as appropriate, to the Chief Administrative Officer.
• Create and maintain public transparency tools such as online dashboards. These would include property transfers and overall taxable property values.
• Construct and test sales ratio studies for Vermont Tax Department and City of Burlington.
• Produce reports from the CAMA system, and create market analysis reports from spreadsheets for the integrity of the Grand List Book
• Work closely with other departments within the city when property information is needed.
• Conduct narrative appraisal reports and CAMA property valuation appraisals of real residential property and real commercial property.
• Conduct narrative appraisal reports and CAMA property valuation appraisals of business personal property (machinery and equipment).
• Manage the market data collection, processing, and review of real estate and business property, and set values for assessment purposes and issue notices.
• Review all personal property filing forms for completeness, accuracy, and fairness.
• Manage personal property annual valuation tables, audits and field inspections.
• Produce annual value change notices on all property that changed in value.
• Hear and rule on property valuation grievances, appeals before the Board of Assessors, and claims for exemptions
• Report and testify before the Board of Tax Appeals, Board of Civil Authority and all other judicial hearings.
• Manage administration of the Board of Tax Abatement sub-committee.
• Act as an active, voting member of the Board of Tax Abatement
• Assist in the maintenance of the Assessor’s website, property online database and property mapping.
• Administer the Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) computer system for City.
• Maintain…