STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: DIRECTOR, PROPERTY APPRAISAL DIVISION
Class Code: 3549-31 Date Established: 07-01-72
Occupational Code: 7-5-7 Date of Last Revision: 09-16-08
BASIC PURPOSE: To administer all aspects of property
assessments as Assessor-in-Chief for the State
of New Hampshire
regarding statewide property tax administration, and to plan, manage and
administer the objectives of the Property Appraisal Division and direct the
Division’s financial planning, budgeting and appropriation requests.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Plans, manages
and administers Division objectives, to include the certification of property
values, the monitoring of appraisal practices, the performance of ratio
studies, the issuance of an annual equalization survey, the certification of
municipal tax rates, and the provision of training and technical assistance to
municipal officials.
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Represents the
Commissioner as delegate for the following legislatively mandated
administratively attached boards:
Equalization Standards Board, Assessing Standard Board, and Current Use
Board, and provides testimony at administrative agency hearings before the
Board of Tax and Land Appeals regarding appraisal and assessment laws.
·
Meets with
municipal officials and property owners to explain, interpret, and ensure
compliance with State law, rules, and Department policies governing assessment
and taxation practices, and acts as the official Department representative to
explain and defend statewide ratio studies, municipality assessments, state
equalization standards, and current and long-range goals or objectives.
·
Identifies
legislative requirements, develops proposed legislation, implements necessary
legislative changes, and testifies on legislative bills to explain and defend
agency and statewide objectives and goals.
·
Authorizes the
development of policies and procedures for the long term administration of
property appraisal programs including processing of the Statewide Low and
Moderate Relief Program.
·
Monitors and
controls operational activities, evaluates programs, and implements systems to
insure that appraisal errors are detected prior to finalization of projects.
·
Formulates
appropriate program, financial, and special reports, and conducts studies for
the Assessing Standard Board and the Equalization Standards Board.
·
Supervises,
directs and evaluates the work performance of a professional staff involved
with highly visible and controversial subject matter and ensures that all
programs are carried out in conformance with policy, regulation, and law.
·
Authorizes the
development of public information and projected data for budget preparation affecting
local, county, and state budgets.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in evaluating, planning, or
integrating analysis of data to formulate current and long-range solutions,
strategies, or policies of a specialized or technical nature.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific understanding
to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a particular
field.
Impact: Requires overall administrative
responsibility for achieving agency objectives by directing all aspects of
operations management. Errors at this
level result in disruption of systemwide programs and services as well as
long-term adverse impact on agency image and the future success of
organizational operations.
Supervision: Requires delegating supervisory or program
responsibilities to subordinate managers, with overall accountability for
hiring employees or approving program policies.
The supervisor in this position assumes responsibility for an
organizational unit, including developing long-range plans, analyzing staffing
requirements, and formulating systemwide policies and procedures.
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 acting as the official
representative of the agency, including explaining and defending current and
long-range goals or objectives which directly affect public policy decisions
regarding major state programs and services.
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 administrative decision-making in
authorizing and monitoring the implementation of major departmental policies
and procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor’s degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in business administration, accounting,
or engineering. Each additional year of
approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work
experience.
Experience: Eleven years’ experience in the field
of property appraisal, five years of which must have been in a management level
position involving administrative or supervisory duties concerned with program
administration, program planning and evaluation, business management or related
management experience. Each additional
year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required formal
education.
License/Certification: Valid driver’s license required for
statewide travel.
RECOMMENDED
WORK TRAITS: Thorough knowledge of laws applicable to
property appraisal. Thorough knowledge
of appraisal principles and methods, and their application to all types of
property. Extensive knowledge of current
values of urban and rural property.
Considerable knowledge of building types and construction, use values
and timber stands. Knowledge of
mathematics applicable to appraisal work.
Ability to supervise. Ability to
make decisions. Ability to perform
mathematical calculations. Ability to
communicate effectively. Ability to
testify in court. Ability to establish
and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, municipal officials,
property owners and other members of the public. 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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