Town of Farmington Vacancy Salary:

$22.00 - $24.00/hr. 854 ASSISTANT

ASSESSOR MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Either:

1.Possession of an Associate's Degree, or higher AND six (6) months full-time paid, or its part-time equivalent, experience• in an occupation involving the valuation of real property, such as assessor, appraiser, valuation data manager, real property appraisal aide or the like. 2.Graduation from high school or possession of an accredited high school equivalency diploma AND one (1) year of full-time paid experience•, or its part-time equivalent, as described in (1) above. •

NOTE:

Such experience shall be deemed satisfactory if it is demonstrated that the experience primarily was gained in the performance of one or more of the following tasks: collection and recording of property inventory data, preparation of comparable sales analysis reports, preparation of signed valuation or appraisal estimates or reports using cost, income, or market data approaches to value. It shall be the responsibility of the appointee to provide detailed and verified documentation of such experience, including work schedules and samples of finished products.

NON-QUALIFYING EXPERINECE

Listing of real property for potential sale, or preparation of asking prices for real estate for potential sale, using multiple listing reports or other published asking prices is not qualifying experience; or

SPECIAL NOTE

EDUCATION:

Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT FOR APPOINTMENT

Possession of a valid New York State Operator's license at the time of appointment, and maintenance of such license throughout the tenure of employment in the position.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT FOR PERMANENT APPOINTMENT

Candidate must receive Certification by the Office of Real Property Tax Service as a Candidate for Assessor.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

The work involves assisting the Assessor in the preparation of real property assessment by collecting and analyzing data to determine the assessment of real property. Supervision is exercised over the work of appraisal and clerical support staff. Candidate must receive Certification by the Office of Real Property Tax Service as a candidate for Assessor. Does related work as required. Continued on Page 2