Property Appraiser I - Deeds, Splits and Mapping

Pima County•Tucson, AZ

3d•$24 - $34

About The Position

The Property Appraiser I classifies and appraises real property and/or personal property for tax evaluation for Pima County. There are two (2) vacancies in the Deeds, Splits and Mapping division within the Assessor's Office.

Requirements

Two years of experience in construction, the field of land surveying, real estate sales, banking operations/accounting, and /or property appraisal. (Acceptable real estate experience is that which included establishing value through research of sales of comparable properties, working with property/legal descriptions and/or subdivision plat maps. Acceptable construction experience includes estimating, obtaining building permits, or reading blueprints.)
OR: One year of experience with Pima County as a Property Appraisal Aide, Appraisal Support Specialist, Title Examiner Specialist or related position as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment.
(Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)
(Any equivalent combination of experience, training, and/or education as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment may be substituted.)
Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

Responsibilities

Locates, measures, classifies, and lists personal and/or real properties
Conducts site inspections; appraises mobile homes, personal and/or real property, and agricultural equipment; measures and drafts property drawings using CAD methods.
Transfers field notes to update property records; maintains databases, maps, spreadsheets, and tax tables
Provides information about appraisal processes, property classifications, exemptions, and ownership and updates automated systems for property classification, exemptions, and tax roll corrections.
Verifies property sale information; reviews financial documents to validate taxable property; extracts net operating income; responds to taxpayer petitions; determines exemptions and senior freeze eligibility.
Defends property appraisals in legal and valuation forums; interprets laws, regulations, codes, and ordinances; reviews and analyzes court case decisions; prepares tax roll correction forms.
Performs property splits or consolidations; assigns parcel numbers; validates ownership; analyzes and processes land transfer documents; codes and verifies cadastral map elements.
Consults with accountants and business representatives on property details; communicates technical information to stakeholders like taxpayers, title companies, and real estate agencies.
Coordinates with stakeholders for problematic splits and exemption requests.
Trains and leads appraisal support staff; assists in reconciling complex data.
Reviews depreciation schedules, asset lists, financial statements, and annual department forms to verify taxable property and to extract net operating income
Analyzes and processes recorded land transfers documents (deeds, patents, legal instruments, land contracts, etc.) From non-rectangular metes/bounds transfers; participates in field inspections to verify parcel activities/use for exemption request or non-profit classification changes
Coordinates and communicates technical information to taxpayers, title companies, real estate agencies, attorneys, surveyors, engineering firms and/or other governmental agencies regarding problematic splits/combines, issues of ownership, legal description discrepancies, re-parceling procedures, exemption application process and the appeal/assessment process.