County Surveyor

Overview

Plans, organizes, directs and monitors operations for preservation and maintenance of the Public Land Survey System corners and survey records in Brown County. Acts as the County Surveyor as defined in State Statute 59.45.

• Assist in planning and administering the annual budget for the Survey division.
• Hire, supervise, plan, coordinate and assign work for others in the Survey division.
• Direct and supervise all field personnel; provide guidance, leadership and assistance to the Survey Crew Chief for field and office operations necessary to perpetuate land corners and file, index and preserve land records.
• Preserve and maintain all corners of the Public Land Survey System; analyze and break down the Sectionalized Land System.
• Research government notes, plats and prior survey records to determine the location of government corners.
• Prepare a Certified Land Corner Report, state facts, evidence and conditions for perpetuation; sign and seal completed reports; remove, preserve and replace survey monuments encountered during construction activities.
• Coordinate with the State Department of Transportation, County Highway Department and local road construction companies regarding removal and replacement of corners and witness monuments throughout Brown County.
• Coordinate with County Highway Department personnel in the excavation of survey corners, depending on road system being worked on.
• Evaluate field survey and office procedures to improve efficiencies.
• Research new technology applications for survey field equipment and computer software.
• Create computerized maps of land in Brown County.
• Draft, coordinate and administer contracts between Brown County and area land surveyors.
• Serve as a member of the Land Information Council.
• Review preliminary certified survey maps and subdivision plats for compliance with state statutes and Brown County Code of Ordinances; work with submitting surveyor to address deficiencies.
• Convert CAD data for import into the county GIS.
• Conduct field survey work as needed.
• Index, file, maintain and plot surveys and records related to the Public Land Survey System or other land boundaries within Brown County.
• Assist the public and professional customers in locating and copying survey and land information records in the office.
• Create custom maps and datasets for internal and external customers.
• Research necessary information in the Property Listing and Register of Deeds Departments to maintain and perpetuate monuments of the Public Land Survey System.
• Perform field investigations and surveys to support creation and maintenance of digital base mapping and parcel mapping.
• Perform mathematical computations concerning survey measurements and land records, including statistical data on accuracy of survey information.
• Recover original positions of corners of the Public Land Survey System using personal computers and relevant software.
• Confers with and counsels subordinate staff to exchange information, explain policies and procedures, identify work-related problems and formulate solutions.
• Review and compare work performance and products of subordinate staff with established standards to determine employee production levels, training needs, recommend and approve promotions, discipline, salary increases, separations and grievance dispositions.
• Provide land survey information and quality control for county land information database.
• Advise and provide information/recommendations to state agencies, counties, municipalities, Indian Tribes, other surveyors, attorneys, real estate brokers, abstractors and others on land boundaries, boundary disputes, survey documents and monuments.
• Consult with County management, County officials and department heads regarding surveying matters.
• Perform land surveys for Brown County and other government agencies; make and record field observations, analyze measurements, compute location of monuments, record field observations.
• Map Public Land Survey System information into the digital countywide base map; enter deed, map, plans and other records into digital tax parcel map; analyze legal descriptions and evaluate records for completeness and appropriateness…