STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE APPRAISER SUPERVISOR
Class Code: 7542-26
Date Established: 10-24-75
Occupational Code: 7-5-7
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To supervise subordinate staff in the
appraisal of all types of real property and public utilities for tax assessment
purposes.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Supervises the
appraisal of real property and public utilities for local and state tax
purposes.
·
Represents the
Department before the Board of Tax and Land Appeals and testifies as expert
witness in court to explain or defend appraisal data.
·
Monitors private
appraisal firms to ensure compliance with state laws and regulations.
·
Instructs local
assessing officials in appraisal techniques and determining equitable tax
rates.
·
Sets real estates
values and establishes depreciation guidelines based on sales analysis.
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Prepares narrative
appraisal reports on public utility property, and narrative appraisal reports
for agencies upon request.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and
interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to
arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of programs
or of employees doing work which differs from the supervisor, including
disciplining employees, solving personnel problems, recommending hiring and
terminating employees, and developing work methods. The supervisor in this position manages a working unit or
section with responsibility for employee performance appraisal.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and
reports and making management level decisions to solve problems or to achieve
work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and
goals. This level also requires
formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public
to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client
system.
Complexity: Requires evaluating a combination of
wide-ranging job functions to determine work procedures, to solve problems, and
to reach conclusions by applying analytical, technical, or scientific
thinking. This level also requires
planning policies and long-term strategies, drawing conclusions based on
available criteria, and evaluating the effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent Action: Requires independent judgment in
planning and evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of
professional, technical and managerial standards under administrative direction
and according to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in accounting, business administration,
or engineering. Each additional
year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required
work experience.
Experience: Six years' experience as an appraiser
or assessing official, at least one year of which shall have been as a real
estate appraiser. Each additional
year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required
formal education.
License/Certification: Current New Hampshire driver's license.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Extensive knowledge of state laws,
regulations and manuals governing local property assessment
administration. Extensive
knowledge of principles and practices of accounting and management. Skill in the interpretation of
regulations and practices and applying these to unusual situations of property
appraisal, assessment and review.
Ability to prepare reports and make recommendations as a basis for
action. Ability to read financial
statements. Ability to establish
harmonious relationships while working in the field with officials, the general
public and subordinate employees.
Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties
and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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