Appraiser # 26-7-3

Maintenance

35%

Maintains and updates property file information.

Building permits

30%

Handles building permits.

Setting Annual Real Estate Values

15%

Performs annual reappraisals and defends at the informal level appeal hearings.

Defending Real Estate Values at the Informal Level

10%

Defends real estate values at the informal level appeal hearings.

Performing Sales Validation

10%

Validates real estate sales.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of department policies and procedures.
• Basic computer use.
• Basic mathematics and statistics.
• Accredited appraisal courses.
• Simultaneously handling multiple tasks.
• Photographic equipment.
• Tape measure to accurately record measurements of various buildings and other appraisal tools.

Human Relations

• Professional interaction with taxpayers and other departments.
• Establishing a working relationship with contractors, developers, realtors, and other professionals in the industry.
• Team-oriented approach, accepting new work assignments.
• Acts as a hearing officer during the informal hearing process.
• Presentation and preparation of persuasive evidence for the Small Claims Division of the Board of Tax Appeals.

Illustrative Tasks

• Identifies real estate and property rights to appraise residential and agricultural properties.
• Field checks residential parcels, measures improvements when necessary, and compares observations with information on appraisal forms.
• Uses computer assisted mass appraisal systems.
• Determines neighborhood boundaries by studying characteristics and social-economic factors of a neighborhood.
• Liaison between the county and other municipalities regarding zoning, permits, and other ad valorem business.
• Values residential and agricultural land accurately.
• Identifies and collects pertinent data, measures, drafts, and values a property beginning with a building permit.
• Conducts annual revaluation of residential and agricultural real property in Leavenworth County.
• Capable of presenting the counties position at the informal appeal level.
• Performs sales validation on all real estate transactions.
• Observes the preparation and presentation of persuasive evidence.