Residential Property Appraiser I

About the role

The purpose of this classification is to appraise real property to determine appropriate values for tax assessment purposes.

Responsibilities

• Interprets and applies state and local laws pertaining to property appraisal and assessment while following the annual digest schedule set forth by the Board of Assessors and Chief Appraiser.
• Cleans and maintains property records.
• Conducts field reviews of residential property, locating and identifying real property, referring to various maps, property indexes, directories, and other documents to determine taxability.
• Makes calculations and applies data to property appraisals with consultation and direction from Senior staff and direct Supervisor.
• Reviews/interprets property record cards and compares data on cards with actual property in the field, identifying discrepancies and making corrections where needed.
• Provides information and assistance to property owners, builders, surveyors, realtors, and other individuals regarding appraisal data, appraised values, property lines, ownership records, appeal rights, and related information.
• Explains assessment laws to taxpayers.
• Responds to questions, complaints, and correspondence from the public.
• Sets up and operates a variety of equipment or tools including a motor vehicle, copy machine, scanner, fax machine, calculator, camera, engineering scale, measuring instrument, and telephone.
• Maintains a file system of appraisal documents, continuing education materials, returns, appeals, sales reviews, sales ratio studies, and other departmental records.
• Communicates with Supervisor, Senior staff, other Forsyth County departments, Board of Equalization, Hearing Officers, Clerk of Courts, Board of Tax Assessors, Certified Public Accountants, property owners, taxpayers, realtors, surveyors, the public, outside agencies, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, defend appraisal values during appeal hearings, and resolve any other issues.
• Maintains a comprehensive, current knowledge and awareness of applicable laws and regulations.
• Determines and utilizes proper land valuation methods based on direction from the Georgia Department of Revenue.
• Applies values to assigned neighborhoods, both rural and residential.
• Inspects and researches all improved residential property sales to update appraisals.
• Uses sale data to determine market values of all residential sales, both vacant and improved, to form an annual residential real-estate tax-digest for Forsyth County.
• Calculates fair market values and assessment values of real property and approximate amount of property taxes due, maintaining equalization of comparative properties.
• Analyzes sales ratio data, generating reports from CAMA system.
• Conducts research of various sources and legal records such as deeds, deeds of trust, leases, assessments and other records.
• Researches returned mail to identify status of taxpayers.
• Consolidates all updates and changes to review for the Board of Tax Assessors.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• One year of previous work experience that provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
• Must obtain State of Georgia Appraiser I Certification within one year of employment.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license.

Benefits

• Personal Leave Accrual
• Observed Holidays
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Retirement Plan (401K)