Position Summary:
The City of Ecorse, Michigan is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of City Assessor with a Level 4 MMAO Michigan appraiser license. This position is responsible for overseeing the appraisal activities within the city, including the management of assessor staff, preparation and oversight of the appraisal budget, and all administrative functions related to the City’s Assessor Department.

Essential Job Functions:
An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all the duties which the employee may be expected to perform. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

Qualifications:

• Perform Complex Appraisals - Residential, commercial, and industrial properties.
• Staff Management - Assist in decisions regarding employee recruitment, hiring, training, promotions, and disciplinary actions.
• Documentation and Reporting - Prepare necessary forms, reports, notices, and warrants to establish the annual tax levy.
• Assessment Roll Activity - Monitor and tabulate assessment roll activity; correlate and/or calculate data.
• Defend Assessments - Prepare and defend assessments to taxpayers, the Board of Review, and the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
• Ongoing Analysis - Conduct ongoing assessment and equalization analysis.
• Departmental Planning - Develop short and long-range departmental plans.
• Interdepartmental Collaboration - Maintain working relationships with all city departments, consultants, and other governmental entities.
• Rolls and Reports Preparation - Prepare Assessment Rolls, Ad Valorem, and Special Acts
• Special Reports - Prepare reports for Brownfield, TIFA, and DDA capture.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Minimum Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and minimum qualifications necessary to perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in real estate assessment, taxation, municipal finance, accounting, or a related field. (Copy of degree or official sealed transcript required with the application)
• State of Michigan Level IV certification by the State Tax Commission. (Copy of certification required at the time of application)
• Strong working knowledge of BS&A Assessing and Tax Programs, Apex, Microsoft, and Excel software.
• 7+ years of experience in assessment administration with 5-7 years of increasingly responsible experience in the assessment field, involving advanced proficiency in complex commercial and industrial assessments.
• Thorough knowledge of all areas of appraisal and assessments.
• Ability to monitor state and federal legislation affecting the appraisal department and make recommendations for implementing new legislation.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate in person and by telephone, read regular and small print, view and produce written and electronic documents, and enter data on a computer keyboard with repetitive keystrokes. The employee must be mobile in an office setting, stand, sit, stoop, and kneel, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must lift or push/pull objects of up to 15 lbs. without assistance. Accommodation will be made, if needed, for office employees required to lift or move objects that exceed this weight.
The typical work environment for this job is a business office setting with a quiet and sometimes moderate noise level.

Starting Salary:
$120,000 Base ($57.70 per hour), Non-Union, Non-Exempt
40 hours per week 8:30 am – 4:30 pm (Closed 12:00-1:00 PM for lunch)

Benefits: Excellent benefits package includes HAP HMO Health, Delta Dental, Vision, 457b 10% employer contribution, 3 weeks paid vacation and 12 sick days annually. 20% employee cost share for health, dental and vision benefits.

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