JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Town of West Hartford

PROPERTY APPRAISER II

 Salary Range: $67,600 - $85,176

Posted 6/3/2009

Provides professional and technical assistance to the Assessor in valuing all real and personal property by established appraisal methods.  Work involves technical computations relative to replacement values, depreciation, obsolescence, and income capitalization.  Will use independent judgment when analyzing the reliability of information and the appraisal technique to be applied to solve the appraisal problem.  May coordinate the activities of subordinate personnel engaged in assessing real and personal property.

§                     Discovery, list and value all real and personal property.  Develop department’s appraisal of real and personal property when such an appraisal differs from assessment of previous years.

§                     Notify property owners, as required by law, of changes in real and personal property valuations.

§                     Check taxable personal property of commercial, professional, retail, wholesale, and industrial establishments, and review or develop values for such personal property.

§                     Confer with property owners, attorneys and market participants on current values of real estate and personal property.  Determine the assessable value of real and personal property.

§                     Assist in re-appraising land improvements – using land maps, frontage and depth, and other tables and formulae.

§                     Assist the Assessor annually in the preparation of the Grand List

§                     Review legal records and understand filed legal documents to the extent of determining ownership and rights and interests conveyed.

§                     Review survey and legal descriptions to determine physical areas.

§                     Assist in the general office functions; be knowledgeable of all the duties of the staff assistants.

§                     Physically inspect all real properties that obtain a building permit.  Data entry required for all findings.

§                     Assist the Assessor in developing values for all real properties every five years in the current revaluation cycles.

§                     Inspect all property sales in the five-year revaluation cycle.

Minimum Qualifications 

College diploma and minimum seven years of appraisal/assessment experience; or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.  Must possess Certified Connecticut Municipal Assessor designation and membership in the Connecticut Association of Assessing Officers is required. 

Applicants must possess a valid Connecticut Driver’s License and a driving record in accordance with the Town of West Hartford’s Safe Driving Record Policy.  An individual may not be considered for appointment if he or she has had a major violation conviction within a three year period; four or more motor vehicle violations other than major within a three year period; or suspension or revocation of a license for any reason in the past five years.  Applicants must complete the Driving Supplement to Employment Application.

Application Process 

Applications may be obtained from the Employee Services Department, Room 221, Town Hall, 50 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107; or by calling (860) 561-7480; or by accessing the Town’s website at www.westhartford.org. 

Applications and/or resumes and the Driving Supplement Form must be on file with the Employee Services Department by 4:30 p.m. on Friday June 26, 2009, or postmarked by Friday, June 26, 2009, unless the Executive Director of Human Resources extends this date.

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TOWN OF MADISON 

Part-time Assessment Clerk 

Posted 6/4/2009

The Town of Madison has an immediate opening  for a part-time Assessment Clerk (approximately 22.50 hours/week).  Under the supervision of the Assessor, as well as the Director of Town Services, this position will perform clerical duties in the Assessor’s office, including providing assistance to the taxpayers, attorneys, real estate brokers, banks, and Town officials.  This position will also be responsible for updating records and entering information into Town database.  Salary DOE.

Minimum qualifications:  Knowledge and skill in the performance of clerical duties; typing and data entry skills are a must.  Ability to work effectively with Town officials, employees and general public. Graduation from high school, supplemented by college level business and commercial courses, plus 6-9 months of related work experience or any equivalent of education and training.  

Town of Coventry

Temporary Assessor

Posted 5/07/2009

The Town of Coventry is seeking proposals for Assessing services beginning August 2009 through July 2010 to cover the period of time that our Assessor, Michael D’Amicol is serving on active duty.       The Town of Coventry is currently in the process of revaluation for the 2009 Grand List.   This revaluation is an update, not a full inspection, and is supported through a contract with the firm of Vision Appraisal Technology.   The data utilized has been converted from the previous CAMA software by Real Estate Management Inc.   Questions about the current status of the revaluation project or the office can be addressed directly to the Assessors office at 860-742-4067. 

Interested parties should send proposals to the attention of John Elsesser, Town Manager, 1712 Main St, Coventry CT 06238

Retired CCMA available to cover vacations or other absences. Part or Full-Time in any Assessment position. 

Call Betty Goodwin, CCMA, (860) 482-2704

Northwest Connecticut preferred.