The Town of Oxford is hiring a full-time Assistant Assessor for a 34-hour work week to assist with property assessments as required by state and local law. This role includes valuing taxable and non-taxable properties to establish the annual grand list and performing related tasks. 

Candidates should have a high school diploma or equivalent, at least three years of responsible administrative experience, and three years in property assessment, appraisal, or a related field. A Connecticut Certified Municipal Assessor (CCMA I) designation is required, and the willingness to pursue ongoing education in the field. 

Salary will be based on experience, qualifications, and certification.

Please send your resume to the Office of The First Selectman, 486 Oxford Road, Oxford, CT, or email adminassistant@oxford-ct.gov by January 31, 2025.

The Town of Bethlehem is looking for a clerk in the Assessor’s Office.

Basic Experience/Knowledge

• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office software – Word, Excel, Outlook, as well as knowledge of internet access and basic web browsing. MS Access a plus.
• Organizational skills – including filing and maintaining records, both paper and electronic.
• Must be able to take direction well
• Assist customers in a pleasant and helpful manner
• Produce well-written correspondence
• Analyze situations, and workload and prioritize to self-direct
• Pass a background check
• May be asked to attend job-related classes/workshops.
• Attention to detail and accuracy is vital.

Will Provide Training for:

• Daily Customer Service – answering phones, helping residents, appraisers, real estate agents, title searchers, attorneys etc. at the counter during Town Hall hours (9 a.m. to noon, Tuesday through Friday), taking initiative to resolve issues, or direct issues to assessor or appropriate departments.
• Specialized clerical and administrative work of a complex nature in support of the Assessor’s Office, including Data Entry into Department software systems as assigned.
• Apply an understanding of motor vehicle, personal property and other assessment statutes to office functions.
• Prepare and maintain the Motor Vehicle Grand List, including the processing of additions, deletes, and pro-ration for billing.
• Prepare and maintain the Personal Property Grand List, including additions, deletes, and declaration processing.
• Prepare and facilitate mass mailings as needed.
• Assist in the administration of benefit and exemption programs – working with elderly and disabled residents and Veterans to help them complete applications necessary for tax relief.
• Provide information and assistance to the public with courtesy and accuracy including assistance with public Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) system, Geographic Information System (GIS) and Assessor’s maps.
• Assist the Assessor with state reports required by Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (OPM).
• Verify status of land classified as PA 490 (Farm and Forest).
• Update and distribute street guide with transfers
• Maintain cross reference file and other office-related applications and produce Grand List for Registrars for Voting
• May be asked to assist with inspections of properties in town
• Perform all other duties as assigned to complete the shared mission of the Assessor’s Office.
• Assist other Town Hall departments as needed depending on availability.

Hours are: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

No benefits.

If you know of anyone who might like the position, please let me know.

Thank you! 

Beth Paul, Assessor, CCMA II

Town of Burlington, Connecticut

paul.b@burlingtonct.gov

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

The Assessor performs routine and complex supervisory and administrative work in directing and implementing assessments of real and personal property for taxation purposes, maintains assessment records, and incorporates the same into Grand List form.  The Assessor position requires considerable knowledge of state statutes and all operations of the office

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Inspect and assess all categories of real estate (including tax exempt), personal property and motor vehicle values.
• Select and apply any combination of complex appraisal techniques applicable and necessary to the accurate and defensible determination of property values.
• Maintain heavy contact with appraisers, real estate agents, attorneys, and the general public.
• Inspects, prorates, and lists assessments of all new properties under construction; processes and data enters into CAMA system.
• Inspect all properties taking out permits for additions, pools, air conditioning, etc.
• Review and value all personal property accounts including those not filing declarations as prescribed by State Statute.
• Record all changes of ownership of real and personal property.
• Supervises and coordinates periodic revaluation of all taxable property; recommends revaluation companies and prepares RFP’s and approval of contracts.
• Organizes and conducts special studies to assure continuing equity of assessments.
• Prepare and coordinate appraisal appeals for the Board of Assessment Appeals.
• May act as an advisor for the Board of Assessment Appeals.
• Prepare state reports.
• Compile and certify a yearly Grand List of all personal and real property. Monitors and verifies Grand List data.
• Classify all PA490 properties.
• Determine exemption status of all properties.
• Price motor vehicles.  Proration of motor vehicles.
• Apply local and state zoning laws to create or combine sub-divisions.
• Administer homeowner, renters, and veterans’ programs.
• Assist other Town departments with tax related questions and provides any necessary information to those departments. Coordinate assessment information with taxation and budgetary processes.
• Prepare and submit departmental budgets for the Assessor’s Office. Control and oversee approved department budget expenditures.
• Represent the municipality in proceedings relating to protested assessments as necessary.
• In addition to the essential duties and responsibilities, the employee will be required to perform any other duties assigned by his or her supervisor.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

• Works in conjunction with the Finance Department when necessary.
• Works under general supervision of the Director of Operations and the First Selectman.
• The Assessor must abide by CT General Statutes.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

• Oversees all Assessors’ Office employees including the Assistant Assessor and Assessor’s Aide.

QUALIFICATIONS:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITIES:

• Must have knowledge of Connecticut General Statutes governing the evaluation and assessment of real and personal property.
• Knowledge of geographic information systems (GIS)
• Knowledge of CAMA (computer aided mass appraisal) & administrative systems.
• Ability to understand and interpret provisions of law pertaining to assessment of real and personal property and exemptions.
• Ability to analyze factors which may influence the value of property and to exercise judgment in determining property values and changes in City structures and physical properties.
• Ability to perform mathematical computations
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to work under pressure and/or frequent interruptions
• Position requires extensive communication of a detailed and complex nature with taxpayers and citizens, the business community, and municipal officials and employees.  Must have ability to explain assessments to the public
• Must have computer and data processing skills.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting or some closely related field and six years of increasingly responsible experience in real and personal property appraisal work including four years of municipal assessment work with two years in an administrative position. Relevant work experience in real and personal property appraisal work may be substituted for the above mentioned college training on a year-for-year basis.
• Must possess and maintain Connecticut Certified Municipal Assessor (CCMA I) designation.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license.

REVIEW PROCESS:                                                                                     

• Essential duties & responsibilities per state statue will be reviewed directly with Director of Operations and employee, in an annual meeting scheduled each January.
• The First Selectman, in conjunction with the Director of Operations, will conduct an annual employee performance review each January and mid-year review each July.
• A formal, written report on the employee’s performance will be completed by the First Selectman in conjunction with the Director of Operations.  The employee must sign off on the report (to show receipt of a copy, not agreement with the evaluation) and a copy will be placed in the employee’s personnel file.

Application Link

Interested candidates should apply by clicking above link.

Seymour, CT 06483

(203) 828-1266 Direct
(203) 881-5005 Fax

GENERAL  DESCRIPTION

This is responsible and technical work requiring the ability to understand the processing and reporting of assessment information.  This position requires a good knowledge of assessment procedures and policies.  Advanced knowledge of personal computer, word processing, spreadsheet applications, relational data bases, Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (“CAMA”) data entry and inquiry functions.

Work involves the responsibility for the accurate and timely report processing, data analysis, and data entry of assessment and C,6.MA related information as well as the provision of public service in accordance with established procedures and Connecticut State Statutes.  Provide written correspondence and/or verbal communication to taxpayers with the ability to accurately communicate assessment information.

SUPERVISION  RECEIVED

Works under the general supervision of the Assessor and/or Deputy Assessor.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists Real & Personal Property Assistant and Assessor in balancing Grand List and assorted State forms
• Records incoming permits, prints associated property record cards, coordinates by appropriate neighborhood
• Assists Deputy Assessor in field work, including measuring and listing real property data.
• Update CAMA system to reflect value changes resulting from sketch revisions, permits, field work, and revaluation changes
• Enters photo data into the CAMA Maintains photo log files in Microsoft Excel and backup photos on CD.
• Assists Revaluation Team by preparing and maintaining tracking and quality control reports, updating property records and files.
• Creates sales reports in preparation for upcoming Revaluation including statistical analysis and State reporting
• Maintains necessary filings of Income and Expense reports using Microsoft Excel.
• Prepares paperwork for all mailings. Uses CAMA system to retrieve data on Income producing properties.
• Works on all aspects of Motor Vehicle Grand List.  Edits list, prices vehicles, applies exemptions according to State law and performs all related data entry as needed.
• Prorates motor vehicle assessments according to State Statute and maintains all records and files.
• Assists Real & Personal Property Assistant in field work verifying current businesses to update Personal Property records.
• Assists Real & Personal Property Assistant with mailings of Personal Property Declarations, and data entry of completed declarations.
• Answers telephones and provides counter service to the public, other town departments and State agencies.
• Provides answers to varied assessment questions.
• Provides clear and accurate information to the public regarding all tax credit and exemption programs.
• Assists taxpayers in determining eligibility for such programs, completes applications. Assists in preparation of mailings for all tax credit and exemption programs.
• Performs all necessary data entry of tax credit and exemption applications and provides assistance in all aspects of balancing State reports.
• Design and maintain Assessor’s pages in town website in conjunction with IT department. Coordinate responses to all email inquiries to Assessor’s Office from website.
• Prepares transmittal for FOI funds.
• Provides clerical and technical support for other staff members as required. Works on special projects as required.
• Organizes work according to standard office procedures, establishing task priorities within work assignments.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to acquire working knowledge of State and Local laws, regulations and procedures pertaining to an Assessment office.
• Advanced knowledge of word processing, computer spreadsheet, and data base programs .
• Ability to make statistical and mathematical computations speedily and accurately.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with superiors, associates and the general public.
• Ability to coordinate and establish task priorities within work assignments.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally via telephone or in person.
• Ability to effectively communicate in writing technical information to members of the public.
• Knowledge of general office procedures, practices and equipment Ability to follow written and oral instruction.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduation from an accredited college with a minimum of an associates degree  with major course work in business administration, public administration or any relevant discipline with a focus on financial applications.
• At least three years experience in an administrative position including work with administrative operations encompassing the day to day use of personal computers; or any additional college credits above an associate’s degree may  be  substituted  for years  of  experience which provides the necessary knowledge, abilities and skills as stated in the job description.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• AAT or CCMA designation is desirable.

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Updated (6/19/2024)

** Update: Successful candidates must obtain Connecticut Municipal Assessor II within six months of employment. This certification is crucial to our operations, and proof of enrollment or intent to pursue it will need to be provided upon hire. **

POSITION DEFINITION

This is very responsible technical and administrative work involving direction of the real and personal property assessment function for municipal tax purposes.

Work involves responsibility for the evaluation of real and personal property and for the preparation of the annual Grand List. Duties include field inspections, assessment policy recommendations, department planning and the direction and administration of department activities. This position also has the responsibility for making difficult property assessment technical decisions. The work requires that the employee have thorough knowledge, skill and ability in all phases of property assessment work.

Works under the general direction of the Finance Director and in accordance with the Connecticut General Statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to property assessments.

Supervises employees involved in the assessment processes and providing related services to the public.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Conducts field inspections of property. Measures structures or additions/improvements to existing structures. Reviews and updates field cards and related records. Calculates appraisal value.
• Plans, organizes and directs department operations. Assigns work and responsibilities to staff. Oversees and evaluates assessment activities such as discovery of taxable property, residential property valuation, determination of property ownership, elderly tax relief and other mandated programs, preparation of Grand List and periodic reevaluation studies.
• Analyzes and values residential, commercial and industrial property by computing replacement costs or analyzing financial statements. Reads and researches transfer deeds where land divisions are indicated and recalculates property values. Utilizes and maintains valuations data management systems.
• Responds to taxpayer request for a review of assessment where property has been damaged by fire and recalculates property values if warranted.
• Maintains sales library. Reviews actual sales of property within the municipality and ascertains if the transaction will be considered as arms length or usable sale by the State of Connecticut for determining the equalized Grand List. Computes sale-assessment statistics and determines the sales ratio.
• Directs the updating and maintenance of engineering maps and variety of assessment records.
• Formulates and implements department policies, work methods and procedures.
• Evaluates new methods and techniques of assessment.
• Advises appropriate municipal administration boards, commissions and departments on assessment matters.
• Participates in assessment appeals by property owners and defends the department’s findings. Provides testimony in litigation pertaining to assessments.
• Oversees the compilation of assessment data and the preparation of a variety of reports.
• Prepares the annual division budget, presents and defends budget requests.
• Controls the expenditure of fund allocation within constraints of approved budget.
• Participates in employee selection, training, counseling and discipline.
• Makes final determination regarding taxpayer eligibility for a variety of tax relief adjustment or abatement programs.
• Recommends selection of reevaluation organizations based on research of companies which have responded to the municipality’s requests for proposals. Provides input for the preparation of a contract with the organization selected.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Thorough knowledge of property assessment principles and practices.
• Thorough knowledge of property assessment laws.
• Considerable knowledge of data processing technology as applied to a municipal assessment operation.
• Thorough ability in oral and written communication.
• Considerable ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with superiors, coworkers, subordinates, property owners and the general public.
• Considerable ability to complete work within deadlines.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS AND LICENSING

A bachelor’s degree in business, accounting or public administration from an accredited college or university, plus five to seven years increasingly responsible experience in real and personal property assessment, including supervisory experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Must have State of Connecticut certification as a Connecticut Municipal Assessor II and a valid Connecticut driver’s license.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types 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.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

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The Town of East Hartford is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Re-posted: May 13, 2024. Salary Updated.

Excerpt from the Town Charter.  Click here to print and/or view.

Tax Collector, Tax Assessor, purchasing authority, agent of the town deposit fund. The First Selectman shall appoint a Tax Collector and a Tax Assessor for terms coextensive with that of the First Selectman. The Director of Finance shall be the purchasing authority. The Director of Finance shall be the agent of the town deposit fund. Certificates of appointment relating to the Tax Collector and Tax Assessor shall be executed by the First Selectman and filed with and recorded by the Town Clerk. The Tax Collector shall have and exercise the powers and duties conferred and imposed by law on Tax Collectors. The Tax Assessor shall have and exercise the powers and duties conferred and imposed by law on Boards of Assessors.

Section 1. Office of First Selectman; Election and Qualifications. 

A First Selectman shall be elected at the Town election to hold office for a term of two (2) years and until his/her successor shall be elected and qualified.

Description

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

•  As department head is responsible for the appraisal of real and personal property within the Town.
•  Administers State laws affecting real and personal property assessments.
•  Implements State and Town tax relief programs for senior citizens.
•  Directs work methods and procedures, personally handling complex and unusual cases.
•  Composes necessary correspondence and oversees the maintenance of records required by the office.
•  Overall responsibility for Grand List as required by law.
•  Supervises changes to Assessor’s maps.
•  Prepares annual reports for State and Town.
•  Formulates, defends and monitors budget for department.
•  Gives testimony in court cases relating to assessment matters.
•  Reviews sales of real property for the purpose of State grants.
•  Keeps updated on changes in regulations.
•  Related tasks as assigned by the Director of Finance.

Examples of Duties

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY:

• Knowledge of assessment techniques in determining real estate and personal property values.
• Knowledge of laws and ordinances governing assessment practices and collection of property taxes.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective supervisory relationship with staff.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relations with the public.
• Must be able to become Certified Connecticut Municipal Assessor.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

Certification of CCMA designation preferred, and/or a four (4) year college degree in Business Administration and over three (3) years experience in an Assessor’s office.

Supplemental Information 

Address

5866 Main Street
Trumbull, Connecticut, 06611

203-452-5040

http://www.trumbull-ct.gov

This is very responsible technical and administrative work involving the direction of a municipal property assessment operation.

Work involves responsibility for the valuation of real and personal property and for the preparation of the annual grand list.

Duties include policy recommendation, department planning and direction and supervision of staff activities. This position also has the responsibility for making the most difficult property assessment technical decisions. The work requires that the employee have thorough knowledge, skill and ability in every phase of property assessment work.

Position works under the general direction of the Board of Assessors.

Analyzes and values residential and commercial property through pricing schedules.

Prepares the annual department budget and presents and defends budget and controls the expenditure of department fund allocations within the constraints of approved budgets.

Assigns, evaluates and trains departmental personnel.

Responds to tax payers inquiries regarding assessments and programs available to them. Advises aggrieved taxpayers of their appeal rights. Participates in assessment appeals by property owners and defined findings.

Performs all related work as required.

Benefit Conditions: Waiting period may apply

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• Assessment appraisal: 5 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Assessors license (CCMA Required)

80 Main St, Terryville, CT 06786

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