TOWN OF GUILDERLAND RESIDENCY REQUIRED - ASSESSOR - TOWN ASSESSOR’S OFFICE
Please send letter of interest and resume to Town of Guilderland, Human Resource Dept., PO Box 339, Guilderland, NY 12084, or e-mail to stacia@townofguilderland.org.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE POSITION: This is professional and technical work in the valuation of parcels of real property in the Town for tax purposes. The work is performed under the general direction of the appointing authority. Supervision is exercised over the work of Assessment Clerks. Advisory service is available from the County Director of Real Property Services and the NYS Office of Real Property Services. Does related work as required.
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: Annually values and revalues each parcel of real property (includes data collection and computer input); Utilizes and maintains current tax maps and data cards; May seek state advisory services in determining values of certain parcels; Attends all hearings of the Board of Assessment Review; Makes changes in assessments in accordance with Law as directed by the Board of Assessment Review; Can train an Acting Assessor to perform as needed; Attends the public examination of the tentative assessment roll at times prescribed by Law; Receives complaints filed and transmits them to the Board of Assessment Review; Prepares reports of assessment activities as required by the appointing authority or the Office of Real Property Services: Attends all small claim hearings; Provides the school district a copy of
the current pertinent portion of the assessment roll; Supervises and trains clerical staff members in the technique of appraisal and assessment; Works with Receiver of Taxes in production of School& T&C Tax Rolls; Reviews and makes determinations with respect to applications for tax exemptions;
THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATION STANDARDS PER NYS CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR APPOINTED ASSESSORS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. (a) graduation from high school, or possession of an accredited high school equivalency diploma; and
(b) two years of satisfactory full-time paid experience in an occupation; or
2. graduation from an accredited two-year college and one year of the experience described in subparagraph (1)(b) of this subdivision; or
3. graduation from an accredited four-year college and six months of the experience described in subparagraph (1)(b) of this subdivision or graduation from an accredited four-year college and a written commitment from the county director that the county will provide training in assessment administration, approved by the State Board, within a six-month period; or
4. certification by the State Board as a candidate for assessor.
SPECIAL NOTE: In evaluating the experience described in subparagraph (1)(b) of this subdivision, the following conditions shall apply:
(a) If the assessor has been previously certified by the State Board as a State certified assessor pursuant to section 188-2.1 of this Subpart while serving as an elected assessor, such certification is equivalent to one year of the experience described in subparagraph (1)(b) of this subdivision if it has not expired;
(b) For the purpose of crediting full-time paid experience, a minimum of 30-hour per week shall be deemed as full-time employment;
(c) Three years of part-time paid experience as sole assessor or as chairman of the board of assessors shall be credited as one year of full-time paid experience, and five years of part-time paid experience as a member of a board of assessors shall be credited as one year of full-time paid experience. Paid part-time experience in excess of these amounts shall be credited;
(d) Volunteer experience in an assessor's office may be credited as paid experience to the extent that it includes tasks such as data collection; calculation of value estimates; preparation of preliminary valuation reports; providing routine assessment information to a computer center; public relations; and review of value estimates, computer output and exemption applications; and
(e) In no case shall less than six months of the experience described in subparagraph (1)(b) of this subdivision be acceptable with the exception of county training as provided for in paragraph (3) of this subdivision.
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