City Assessor - Waterbury, United States - CITY OF WATERBURY

CITY OF WATERBURY

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CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT

Open Competitive Exam #2373

OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR:
City Assessor

SALARY:
$120, ,000/yr.

FRINGE BENEFITS:
Choose from available health insurance plans (employee contributions vary) Prescription Drug

Rider, Dental Plan, Group Life Insurance for Individual; Retirement Plan; paid Holidays; paid Vacation; paid Sick Leave; paid Personal Days.

LAST DAY FOR FILING APPLICATIONS
Building, 236 Grand St., Waterbury, CT 06702 & must be on file by 4:50 p.m.

on:

UNTIL SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED

IMPORTANT:

Veterans - Veteran's points will be awarded in accordance with the Connecticut State Statute. Five (5) for non-disabled veterans, ten (10) for disabled veterans. Proper documentation must be submitted to the Personnel Director before the date of the examination.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

Directs the operations of the Assessor's Office through an Assistant Assessor and staff and administers and evaluates assessment activities such as discovery of taxable property, real property valuation, determination of property ownership, preparation of the grand list and statutory 5-year revaluation; Assists and advises assessment analysts on unusual or complicated assessments; Manages (Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal)

CAMA system through an Assistant Assessor, staff and a contracted services provider; Manages various office contracts including but not limited to the CAMA system provider contract, the contract for identification of motor vehicles not properly registered in the City and other appraiser consultant contracts; Coordinates computerization of assessment data recording; Develops building cost manuals and formulas for property assessment and instructs staff in their use; Analyzes and values residential, commercial, and industrial property by computing replacement costs or analyzing financial statements, market trends and income; Prepares annual reports for State and City; Keeps abreast of appraisal procedures, market trends and construction costs; Keeps abreast of state assessment laws as well as proposed and adopted changes with each State legislative session;
Interprets and applies newly enacted legislation impacting assessment and taxation.

Responds to taxpayers' inquiries regarding assessments and programs available to them; Maintains close liaison with Tax Department and other municipal departments to perfect a timely grand list; Supervises the preparation, installation and maintenance of City property identification maps; Supervises staff training programs; Prepares department budget, statistical and other reports; Assists in personnel actions such as hiring, termination and performance evaluation; Performs other related work as required.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Office; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with public officials and the general public. Knowledge of Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) system. Knowledge of Geographic

Ability to deal effectively with members of the public, attorneys, real estate developers, construction personnel and property owners. Ability to present ideas and policies to the administration and other municipal stakeholders.

IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION YOU MUST INDICATE ON

YOUR APPLICATION THAT AS OF THE CLOSING DATE YOU HAVE THE

FOLLOWING EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Business, Accounting, finance, economics, or closely related field; Seven (7) years of progressive responsible experience in real and personal property appraisal, two years of which include appraisal of industrial and commercial properties.

Three (3) years of management & supervisor experience in an Assessors office preferred. Certification of Connecticut Certified

Municipal Assessor designation or ability to become a Certified Connecticut Municipal Assessor upon hiring.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Possession of a valid driver's license with a good driving history.

COPIES OF DEGREE OR TRANSCRIPTS

MUST BE SUBMITTED AT TIME OF APPLICATION

In order to verify possession of the appropriate Driver's License and good driving history, applicants will now be required to provide the H.R.

Office with a Driving History Report that is less than 30 days old. Only reports generated by the Department of Motor Vehicle will be accepted.

This information will be specifically requested of the applicants at the time that a conditional offer is made. In the event that a report is not supplied within (7) seven days or the H.R. Director deems your driving history to be poor, the conditional offer may be rescinded.

SPECIAL NOTE:
Three (3) year contract provision by City Charter. The Parts and Weights for this examination will be determined prior to conducting the exam.
Individuals appointed shall be required to serve a working test period which will be, in eff