City Assessor
City of Port Huron
Port Huron
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: To plan, organize, supervise and participate in the preparation of assessment records and rolls; to participate and supervise the appraisal and review of appraisals of complex residential, commercial, industrial and personal property; to file the necessary forms and reports with County Equalization and the State Tax Commission; to coordinate field assignments and office activities; to perform related administrative and public relations work.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Work is performed under the general supervision of the Director of Finance.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Supervision is exercised over the clerical staff and appraisers in the assessing office.
TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: An employee in this class may be called upon to do any or all of the following: (These examples do not include all of the tasks which the employee may be expected to perform.)
- Plan, coordinate and review all activities within the assessing department.
- Gather and analyze sales data annually to determine sales ratios, land values and to prepare EFC’s and other essential factors.
- Field inspection of property to perform appraisals of real and personal property, record data and determine property valuations.
- Interpret, create, analyze, split, combine, and correct legal descriptions.
- Review building permits for improvements, perform site inspections and estimate new valuation.
- Perform annual personal property canvass, prepare and audit personal property statements.
- Monitor, analyze and implement changes in laws, rules and assessing manuals for their application to property assessment.
- Prepare various correspondence, records, reports and forms as required by the STC and other agencies, including IFT and special acts property.
- Prepare detailed and complex appraisals of residential, commercial and industrial properties.
- Prepare and support annual Assessing and Board of Review budgets.
- Prepare and maintain a variety of maps.
- Review and approve changes to TIFA, LDFA, NEZ, OPRA, Brownfield’s and DDA districts.
- Explain how assessments were derived and resolve complaints from the general public.
- Serve as secretary and technical advisor to the March Board of Review.
- Respond, defend and track progress of property tax appeals to the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
- Other duties as required by statute.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT:
- Extensive knowledge of the principles, methods and techniques of real and personal property valuation and assessment.
- Extensive knowledge of the Michigan State Tax Commission’s rules, regulations, and laws governing the assessment of real and personal property.
- Considerable knowledge of building codes and enforcement.
- Ability to use technical equipment and common office equipment.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Effective and efficient supervisory and administrative skills.
- Competent level of computer literacy, including knowledge and work experience with the BS&A assessing software.
- Administrative and management experience.
- Excellent public relations skills.
An employee in this class, upon appointment, should have the equivalent of the following training and experience.
- Two or more years of college or university training (Associates Degree to a Bachelor’s Degree) with specialization in accounting, business administration, or public administration.
- Michigan Advanced Assessing Officer Certification, Level 3 from the Michigan State Tax Commission.
- Michigan Certified Personal Property Examiner Certification.
- Valid Michigan Driver’s License.
