JOB DESCRIPTION:

Under general supervision, as part of an assessment appraisal team, the Property Appraiser 1 performs responsible appraisal and assessment work. The Property Appraiser 1 performs maintenance, clerical, and appraisal technician support. The Property Appraiser 1, with a basic understanding of appraisal systems, policies, and procedures, performs or supervises the examination, verification and maintenance of property assessment valuation and appraisal data. This position will also perform technical audit functions, develop, or install revised appraisal procedures.

Required Tasks

• Sorts and files correspondence, and performs miscellaneous clerical duties such as answering telephones, and responding to correspondence
• Interviews taxpayers, realtors, contractors, builders, and other relevant parties to obtain information needed to appraise and subsequently assess real property.
• Compiles and analyzes data on construction costs, sale prices, leases and other factors affecting land and building values
• Prepares and/or revises land value and tax maps and real property descriptions
• Calculates appraisal and assessment values from collected data.
• Investigates and resolves taxpayer complaints, Board of Review and/or Michigan Tax Tribunal petitions, and requests for property tax exemption.
• Classifies and organizes assessment data for presentation.
• Defends assessments at all levels of appeal, as required.
• Investigates and makes recommendations on taxpayers' requests for property tax exemption.
• Explains assessment appraisals and procedures to taxpayers.
• Maintains property assessment records.
• Enters vacant and/or vandalized buildings to determine extent of damage and remaining value