Assessor

Town of Brighton • Brighton, NY • 2w ago

Order#: NY1538577 Assessor

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This position is responsible for determining valuations and assessments of real property within a town or village, for the purposes of ad valorem taxation in compliance with New York State Department of Taxation and Finance regulations. Employees are appointed to a six (6) year term of office by the Town Board and must meet minimum qualifications as established by the rules of the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance and must comply with the applicable continuing education requirements. The employee oversees the Office of Assessor providing service to Town residents, and manages support staff such as Assistant Assessor, Assessment Clerk, and Real Property Appraiser. Does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES Plans and manages all activity related to real property valuation and assessment, including communications with internal and external stakeholders; Supervises the preparation of assessment rolls including related public legal notices; Supervises and leads in the appraisal and assessment of all parcels of land and buildings in the town, for purposes of taxation; Supervises and participates in the preparation of a record file of all real properties including names of owners, detailed designation, description and valuation; Administers special franchise valuations as determined by the New York State Office of Real Property Tax Services (ORPTS); Investigates and prepares detailed reports of findings regarding appeals of assessed valuation of real property; Supervises or participates in the preparation of lists of omitted taxes and their addition to the assessment rolls; Responds to inquiries regarding assessed valuation; Manages the grievance process, attends grievance hearings, and makes comments to the Board of Assessment Review regarding appeals of assessed valuations and administrates the Boards determinations; Testifies in court regarding assessment determinations, as required; Maintains professional competency through independent study of laws including Real Property Tax Law, General Municipal Laws, Town Law, Public Officers Law, Private Housing Finance Law and Public Housing Law, zoning maps and other material related to real property assessment; Administers and codes specific properties for the inclusion of special districts for purposes of taxation; Reviews deeds for accuracy in property and deed descriptions, sales verifications, sales reporting and sales corrections; reviews New York State transfer form for accuracy and verifiable corrections; Supervises the recording of real property transfers in to the real property data base including names and addresses of granter(s) and grantee(s), sale price, deed recording facts, date of sale, and conditions of the sale transaction; verifies data according to prescribed standards; Administers the effects of changing property boundaries of existing parcels through deed transactions, publicly filed subdivision maps or courtesy combination of properties; Administers and enforces the real property tax exemption programs mandated by New York State; Administers and enforces local laws, resolutions or options affecting real property taxation as approved by the taxing jurisdictions within the Assessors jurisdiction; Communicates with Town Board, County Director of Real Property Tax Service, school districts, planning boards, zoning boards and municipal attorneys; Apportions the assessment or existing tax bills to the rightful owners in the event of a subdivision according to state statute; Schedules, supervises and evaluates departmental staff; Leads staff in serving the public through exemplary communication and administrative practices; Collaborates with Town leadership and other Department Heads to achieve department and organizational goals.

Please see full details on the Town of Brighton Website.

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