What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assessment Technician position at County of Freeborn?
The Assessment Technician, classification performs a wide variety of complex office routines, processes and operations requiring training, knowledge and experience in the application of specific departmental or program rules, guidelines, statutes, laws or agency procedures. This position provides customer service, manages data records, and files, and performs a variety of administrative duties related to property tax programs including advanced technical work requiring specialized knowledge, independent judgement and interpretation. This position researches and verifies property sales, ownership, and valuation information. This position assists and educates the public on obtaining property information and government program information. The Assessment Technician serves as general clerical support for the Assessor's Office.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides information and assists the public. Greets the public, answers specific and general questions about records.
- Responds appropriately to questions within scope of position.
- Receives and handles phone calls and transfers to appropriate party, when necessary.
- Provides general administrative assistance, which includes maintaining and updating records, scanning, typing, filing, data entry, and filing reports.
- Compiles information for annual reports, updates annual records, and types correspondences.
- Search files to locate specific property information, such as property assessments, historical records, and legal documentation.
- Receives and inputs building permit records information.
- Organizes homestead and special agricultural programs and records by preparing applications for mailing, filing return applications, investigates, and follow up on completed applications.
- Assists in the accurate completion and process of certificates of real estate values.
- Performs initial verification of sale.
- Mails and processes letters to aid in the determination if certificates of real estate values are qualified or unqualified sales.
- Collaborates with the Auditor / Treasurer staff, DMV, manufactured home park managers to ensure accuracy of ownership and assessment data of manufactured home parcels and processes maintenance changes made by the Assessing staff.
- Collaborates with Veterans Services office staff to verify and determine veteran's eligibility for veteran specific property tax program.
- Maintains homestead program and records. Prepares applications for mailing and filing, investigates and follows up on completed applications to determine eligibility, and ensure accurate information.
o Receives and approves homestead, special agricultural homestead, abatement and various other applications by determining acceptability for programs. o Maintains parcel data accordingly.
including the maintenance of parcel data.
o Provides client / customer service duties; assists members of the public by collecting fees, reviewing applications and receipting money.
o Greets customers, provides back-up receptionist tasks, determines nature of questions and provides information or refers to others.
o Records information; enters data, types documents, reports, forms narratives or correspondence; updates and maintains department files and records on hard copy or electronically.
o Assembles, copies, faxes, scans, distributes or mails materials.
o Organizes and established office routines for the maintenance of files, records, correspondence, etc.
o Oversee records management systems.
o Complies with relevant data practices laws and requirements.
o Install software applications; provide assistance and training to staff in applications; provide troubleshooting assistance in hardware or software operations.
o Tracks budget amounts.
o Orders supplies, materials and equipment.
o Prepares vouchers and purchase orders.
o Assists in compiling financial data for budget.
o Posts and enters disbursements and expenditures.
o Reconciles and balances accounts and statements.
While these are the primary focus of the position, we believe strongly in teamwork and employees will be called upon to perform a variety of duties as part of their role with the County.
Position Requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Education and Experience
Equipment and Tools
Physical and Mental Requirements
This job typically requires : sitting, standing, walking, feeling, manual dexterity, grasping, talking, hearing, typing, and seeing. There is exposure to computer keyboards and video screens. This position is generally light-duty and may require the exertion up to 20 pounds of force.
The physical demands described here are representative to those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Working Conditions
Work is performed in an office environment. There may be travel required to other facilities, meetings training, etc.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative to those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Competencies Common to All County Positions
FREEBORN COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Salary : $26
