Treasurer-Tax Collector's Specialist III (Promotional

Introduction

YOU MUST BE AN ALAMEDA COUNTY EMPLOYEE TO APPLY FOR THIS RECRUITMENT. THIS IS A NEW PROMOTIONAL ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended. Qualified applicants must be current county employees and have completed the equivalent of six months of continuous service following a regular appointment in the Alameda County classified service (non-classified includes the District Attorney’s Office, the Medical Center, and the Superior Court) by the last day of filing.

A regular appointment does not include provisional, TAP (Temporary Assignment Pool), or STEP-UP appointments. APPLICATIONS FOR THIS RECRUITMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLINE ONLY.

Treasurer-Tax Collector Department's mission is to provide County departments and all other depositing agencies with secured and convenient countywide central banking facility and countywide central banking facility and countywide treasurer administration services, including the investment of monies on deposit with Treasurer in the Treasurer's Investment Pool, provide real estate and personal property tax billing and collecting services, provide business licensing services in the unincorporated areas of the County, and provide in-house administration of the County's deferred compensation plan programs for eligible employees.

This class specification is located in the Office of the Treasurer-Tax Collector. Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Specialists, under varying levels of supervision, will have close contact with the public, both by telephone and in person, answering questions related to unsecured and secured taxes. Unsecured taxes include Current Unsecured and Unsecured Delinquent taxes. Secured taxes include Current Secured, Secure Delinquent and Tax Defaulted Land.

Incumbents receive, examine, prepare, process and maintain a variety of documents; assure adherence to legal procedures, collect fees, record, distribute and reproduce copies of documents and perform related duties as required. This is the advanced journey level classification in the series. Whereas the lower classification of Treasurer Tax Collector Specialist I & II is flexibly staffed, the Treasurer Tax Collector Specialist III position is appointed through competitive examination.

Incumbents, under general supervision, perform the most complex duties involving property taxation and/or secured and unsecured bankruptcy. The Treasurer Tax Collector Specialist III differs from the lower classifications of Treasurer Tax Collector I and II in that the duties are characterized by incumbents having frequent public contact, either in on the telephone or in person, which requires extensive research, independent decision-making and judgment and a thorough knowledge of the most complex procedures, rules, codes, policies and computer applications of the Office of the Tax Collector.

For more detailed information about the job classification, visit:
Treasurer-Tax Collector's Specialist III (#1603).

TO QUALIFY FOR THE COMPETITIVE ASSESSMENT PROCESS, YOU MUST MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS BY FULFILLING ONE OF THE PATTERNS LISTED BELOW (I or II).

• The equivalent of one year of full-time experience in the class of Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Specialist II or in an equivalent or higher-level class in Alameda County classified service, which must have included duties similar to those of Treasurer-Tax Collector Specialist II.
• The equivalent of two years of full-time experience performing duties of a complex and technical nature in applying legal statutes and rules requiring expertise and special knowledge, independent interpretation, problem-solving, and research of complex legal documents.

NOTE:

The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

• Techniques and practices for dealing with individuals from various socioeconomic and ethnic groups both on the telephone and in person…