Assessment Clerk, GIS Cartography Tech w/ Jefferson County (Madras, OR)

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/jeffersonor/jobs/3224737/assessment-clerk-gis-cartography-tech

Maintains property ownership and legal description records for all property located within Jefferson County. Provides research and customer service to the public and other County departments requiring technical expertise and extensive knowledge in legal descriptions and chain of title. Performs a variety of complex record keeping tasks.

​Works under the direct supervision of the County Assessor, or in their absence, under the direction of the Deputy Assessor. Performs research for the Assessor, Cartographer and staff of property ownership and legal descriptions. Provides expert level customer assistance to the public, other County departments and title companies on legal descriptions and real property chain of title.

Essential Duties

• Process various recorded legal documents concerning real and personal property.
• Interpret legal descriptions of property transfers to determine location, ownership and legal authority to transfer.
• Customer Service providing, often-times, extensive research to answer questions regarding property ownership, size, location, boundaries, valuation and taxation.
• Administer special assessment and property taxation exemption programs. Answer questions and provide assistance to the public on these programs.
• Prepare detailed Summary of Assessments and Levies showing all code area tax rates, taxing district valuation and revenue, graphs displaying breakdown of tax payment and distribution.
• Maintain all property ownership records.
• Maintain and create Assessor Tax Maps.
• Work in conjunction with Oregon Department of Revenue personnel to maintain ownership records of utility-owned properties within the county.
• Prepare documentation of manufactured structure title transfer of ownership.
• Prepare a variety of reports from assessment and GIS data for office use, public requests and many state, city and county offices.
• Review, maintain, and update Cadastral GIS data as technician.
• Responsible for all aspects of the Personal Property Business Tax program.
• Record bills, prepare payment vouchers, and prepare deposits for the County Assessor’s Department.
• Regular attendance is an essential function of the position.
• Perform other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.

Qualifications
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge of basic real estate law principles pertaining to real property transfer. Basic knowledge of assessment and taxation laws and procedures. Excellent working knowledge of legal descriptions and deeds of transference.

Abilities
Ability to read and interpret legal description. Ability to discern chain of title from recorded documents. Ability to coordinate and prioritize numerous complicated assignments often time with strict deadlines while dealing with interruptions from the public. Knowledge of or familiarity with the use of coordinate geometry and basic cartographic principles and standards. Ability to perform detailed work involving both numerical data and legal descriptions. Ability to resolve conflicts with the public, and to communicate well with other staff and the public.

Physical Abilities
Ability to work at a computer screen for long periods of time. Ability to use rapid finger, hand and arm movement. Ability to walk, bend, stoop, kneel, and sit for long periods of time. Ability to lift, push or pull up to 30 lbs. when necessary.

Education and Experience
High school diploma or equivalent. Minimum two years computer experience and five years office experience in a high-volume customer service environment. Satisfactory completion of State of Oregon courses in Principles of Oregon Assessment & Taxation, Oregon Real Estate Law, Deeds & Property Title Transfers, and Legal Descriptions. Minimum of two years experience in a county assessment office.

Licenses and Certificates
Ability to obtain and maintain a valid Oregon driver’s license.

Working Conditions
Work is performed indoors and outdoors where some safety considerations exist from physical labor and handling of light-to-medium weight, yet, awkward materials.

Probationary Requirement
This position is based on the successful completion of a nine-month probationary period.