Transfer- Assessment Technician

Class Code 27612: Assessment Technician

Transfer job postings are for County of Sacramento employees only.
In order to be qualified for a transfer:
1. You must meet the Minimum Qualifications of the new job.
2. The difference between the top salary steps (the highest pay rate within the range of pay) of your current job class and the job class that you intend to transfer into must be less than 5%.

There are three different transfer types that you may qualify for: interdepartmental transfer interclass transfer and voluntary demotion. These different transfer types are defined as:

• Interdepartmental transfer - a transfer in the same class from one County department to another.
• Interclass transfer - a transfer from one job class to a different job addition the difference between the top salary steps (the highest pay rate within the range of pay) of your current job class and the job class that you intend to transfer into must be less than 5%.
• Voluntary demotion - a transfer into a job class that pays less than 95% of your current class salary.

Knowledge of

• Operating details and procedures of the Assessors Office
• Sacramento County and various departmental policies procedures and functions
• Provisions of the Revenue and Taxation Code Property Tax Rules California State Board of Equalization regulations California and federal laws and other rules governing property for assessment purposes and/or appraisal status determination
• Techniques and resources used to obtain indicators of value for the assessment and enrollment of various properties such as boats general aviation aircraft and business equipment/fixtures
• Practices and procedures used to determine exemptions and property transfers and research and respond to appeals
• Procedures legal instruments and terminology used in the various phases of appraising and assessing property; preparing assessment and supplemental assessment rolls; preparing property descriptions; conveying transferring and recording property title; and processing and maintaining records
• Procedures and techniques used to search assessment records conduct title searches and gain information from others
• Laws rules and regulations pertaining to institutional tax exemptions
• Records management practices and procedures including indexing and cross-referencing
• Bookkeeping principles and mathematics including fractions and interest
• Principles and practices of English usage and grammar and memo letter and report preparation
• Methods and records used in computer-assisted appraisal programs and data processing applications
• Modern office procedures practices and systems including operating standard office equipment
• Customer service techniques for dealing with customers often in difficult or confrontational situations

• Analyze interpret apply and explain complex rules regulations codes laws and ordinances
• Locate research and interpret a variety of detailed records and information related to property valuation and tax assessment purposes
• Read and understand property maps; title documents; property descriptions and related documents; floor plans from blueprints; metes-and-boundaries from legal descriptions; and mapping symbols and plotting lines
• Collect summarize and evaluate factors relating to appraisals business property acquisitions exemptions and appeals and respond accurately and impartially
• Read English at a level necessary to research and understand legal technical and/or complex guidelines documents records and reports
• Write English at a level to independently produce clear concise and effective reports narratives and summaries
• Perform complex arithmetic calculations; compute ratios and percentages; calculate square footage of property and land improvements
• Read and interpret simple blueprints sketches legal property descriptions market guides and consumer reports
• Learn the principles and techniques of physical inspection and appraisal for real and personal property
• Respond effectively and tactfully to hostility confusion or concern expressed by property owners attorneys accountants and other parties
• Train and cross-train staff in technical or functional expertise
• Recognize problems discrepancies and incomplete data and determine appropriate actions to research and obtain the necessary information
• Prioritize work coordinate activities and meet critical deadlines
• Use a County-approved means of transportation to perform field work required for some assignments
• Understand and follow basic oral and written instructions
• May give instructions and assign work to staff

Minimum Qualifications

Either: Two years of full-time experience within Sacramento County service performing a wide range of technical specialized and clerical duties associated with property transfer appraisal title work property tax assessment or property tax collection.

Or: Two years of full-time appraisal support and technical experience related to property tax assessment property tax collection or title work in California.

Or: Completion of 60 semester (90 quarter) units from an accredited college or university of which 18 semester (27 quarter) units must be in accounting business economics marketing real estate or other fields directly related to the intent of this class.

Note: The word experience referenced in the minimum qualifications means full-time paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements.

Note: If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate/license requirement applicants must submit proof of requirements with the application. Failure to submit proof of requirements may result in disqualification from the examination. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. For guidelines on submitting acceptable proof of educational requirements please click here or speak to someone in our office before the cut-off date listed in this notice. Typing Certificate requirements can be found by clicking here or by obtaining the requirements from the Employment Services Division office.

General Qualifications

License Requirement:
A valid Drivers License Class C or higher is required at the time of appointment. Failure to maintain the appropriate California Drivers License may constitute cause for personnel action in accordance with Civil Service Rule 11.4 or applicable bargaining agreement. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Physical Requirements:
Incumbents may be required to stoop kneel and inspect buildings and other structures; climb fences stairs and ladders; maneuver on rough uneven terrain and muddy fields; distinguish measurements as small as 1/20th of an inch.

How to Apply

The County of Sacramento application form and responses to the Supplemental Questions are to be completed and submitted online.

Please remember:

• If you have previously applied online for a County job you must use the same Username account.
• Do not share your Username account with anyone else.
• If any additional documentation (such as copies of transcripts etc.) is required you will be contacted.
• Resumes may be attached to your submitted application however a notation of See Resume will not be accepted for the information requested on the application or the Supplemental Questions.
• Your application will be considered incomplete if the required information is not filled out in its entirety.
• Any notifications from the Employment Office about your Transfer application will be sent to you by email. Notices can also be accessed in your inbox.

County of Sacramento Employment Services Division
700 H Street Room 4667
Sacramento CA 95814
Phone ; 7-1-1 California Relay Service
Email
Inter-Office Mail Code: 09-4667

Supplemental Questionnaire Instructions

You must complete the Supplemental Questionnaire for Transfers under the tab marked Supplemental Questions. When completing the Supplemental Questions provide accurate information. Your responses in the Education and Work Experience sections on your application and the Supplemental Questions will be checked to verify that you qualify for a transfer.

Note: Resumes letters and other materials will not be evaluated or considered as responses to the required information on the application and the Supplemental Questions.