Chief Assessor

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The Chief Assessoris responsible for performing professional, administrative, and technical work in managing the operations of the Assessor’s department and in the appraisal of city-wide property in accordance with state and local statute and regulations

The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as examples of the various type of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

• Supervise the general management and administration of the assessing department. Manage the ongoing analysis and inspection of property sales activity used to establish fair market values (FMV) annually. Administer appraisal system to annually establish assessed values.
• Responsible for appraising and/or supervising the appraisal of residential, commercial, industrial, and personal property for the municipality; conducts inspections of property, as necessary, in order to maintain a uniform, full market value on all property; performs annual city-wide update of property values and is responsible for the DOR recertification every three years.
• Represent the City at the Appellate Tax Board for residential cases.
• Answer questions from property owners and members of the banking, legal and development community; works with individual taxpayers to negotiate their assessment if necessary.
• Assign, prioritize and oversee daily clerical work projects. Provides training and assistance as needed.
• Track, monitor and field review building permit activity, including new subdivision activity. Perform annual data entry of property changes to reflect additions and deletions and established new values.
• Organize and coordinate property inspections for data collector, performing inspections as needed. Review data collectors’ work for accuracy; this is done for annual building permits, sales, and cyclical inspections.
• Prepare all annual reporting to the Department of Revenue to ensure timely completion and submission throughout the year. Including, but is not limited to, all tax rate documents including new growth, certification for State reimbursement of property tax exemption, sales reports for EQV and State-owned land valuation, etc.
• Review all recorded plans and prepare document for annual updating of Assessors Maps. Submit changes to Merrimack Valley Planning Commission for map updating and create export of Assessor’s property database for GIS/MIMAP updating.
• Coordinate and develop MIMAP programs for other departments. Continually maintain and support City’s data through electronic interchanges with Merrimack Valley Planning Commission. Coordinate MIMAP training sessions with MVPC as needed for city staff.
• Coordinate the GIS operations for the City. Coordinate and oversee GIS projects. Review applications for quality control for end user. Coordinate city-wide GIS efforts and meet as needed with City departments to assess progress and set priorities.
• Administer all GIS systems. Act as a central communication point and public information source. Recommend and assist with future creation of data layers. Review GIS data development and maintenance. Provide data for the integration of GIS with other…