Genesee County, New York · 1 day ago
Deputy Director of Real Property Tax Services
Batavia, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$58K/yr - $74K/yr
4+ years expGenesee County is seeking a Deputy Director of Real Property Tax Services to assist in the effective operation of the department. The role involves overseeing the administration of real property tax services, maintaining equitable assessment practices, and providing support to assessors and the public.
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Responsibilities
Assist the Director of Real Property Tax Services in the administration of a County Real Property Tax Service
Establish and maintain a comprehensive real property tax service program to assist in the development of equitable assessment practices
Provides mass real property valuation assistance to assessors
Advise assessors on preparation and maintenance of assessment rolls, property record cards and other records necessary to professional real property assessment and taxation
Cooperate and assist in State training programs including the training of local Board of Assessment Review members and assessors
Produce tentative and final assessment rolls for all Towns, City and Schools
Produce County/Town/City, School, and Village tax rolls and bills
Produce County-wide change of assessment notices and impact notices
Resolve unpaid School and Village taxes, delinquent sewer and water bills, and any other charges onto the County/Town tax bills
Produce valuation tools and specialized techniques applicable to the annual reassessment projects and periodic reassessment projects
Produce the Assessor’s Annual Reports in compliance with the NYSORPTS Rules and Regulations
Directs the maintenance of Real Property Services software systems and related utility programs
Assists with the calculation of invoices for and the assessment administration of Payment in Lieu of Tax (PILOT) agreements
Produce various reports requested by Assessors, County Departments, Town, Village and School officials, departmental staff, the general public, commercial vendors, banks, appraisal firms, etc
Departmental duties performed as needed, work with public, and tax maps
Process filed property transfers including reviewing 5217s for accuracy, reading and interpreting legal descriptions, updating public facing land record databases with deed information, updating/creating property card records, assigning new tax map identification numbers and relaying transfer information to assessors
Printing of tax maps to fulfill both public requests and to meet NYS mandates for tax map distribution to assessors/towns
Assist Assessors with procedures established by Real Property Tax Law
Assist Towns, City, Villages and Schools in regards to the Real Property Tax Rules and Regulations, and their compliance in regards to these issues
Qualification
Required
Possession of a Bachelor's degree or higher from a from a regionally accredited or New York State registered four year college
Possession of an Associate's degree from a regionally accredited or New York State registered two year college AND two (2) years of supervisory experience
Possession of a high school diploma or an equivalency diploma recognized by the New York State Department of Education AND four (4) years of full-time, paid experience in an occupation providing a good knowledge of real property values and of the principles and methods relating to the assessment of real property tax purposes or providing good knowledge of statistical data analysis
An equivalent combination of training and experience as described in A and B above
Good knowledge of real property tax laws, and judicial and administrative determinations governing valuation of real property for taxation purposes
Working knowledge of deeds and related property records
Good knowledge of office and staff management
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with the public, assessors and County officials
Ability to plan, organize and supervise the work of others
Ability to effectively utilize and explain the use of tax maps and other valuation tools
Ability to operate a personal computer and utilize common office software programs including word processing, spreadsheets, and databases
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Integrity
Tact
Good judgment and courtesy
Company
Genesee County, New York
Genesee County is located in western New York State. The County is 550 square miles with a population of 60,370 as of the 2000 census.
501-1,000 employees
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