Assessor, Schuyler County
Date postedJuly 1, 2026
| Job Title | Assessor |
| Municipality/County | Schuyler County |
| Salary Range or Hourly Rate | $51,075 - $57,460 |
| IAO Preferred? | n/a |
| Contact Name | Lorry Johnson |
| civilservice@co.schuyler.ny.us | |
| Phone Number | 607-535-8190 |
| Address | Street Address: 105 Ninth St City: Watkin Glen State / Province: NY Postal / Zip Code: 14891 |
| Qualifications Needed | (A) Graduation from high school, or possession of an accredited high school equivalency diploma and two years of satisfactory full-time paid experience in an occupation involving the valuation of real property, such as assessor, appraiser, valuation data manager, real property appraisal aide or the like. Such experience shall be deemed satisfactory if it is demonstrated that the experience primarily was gained in the performance of one or more of the following tasks: collection and recording of property inventory data, preparation of comparable sales analysis reports, preparation of signed valuation or appraisal estimates or reports using cost, income, or market data approaches to value. It shall be the responsibility of the appointee to provide detailed and verified documentation of such experience, including work schedules and samples of finished products. Mere listing of real property for potential sale, or preparation of asking prices for real estate for potential sale, using multiple listing reports or other published asking prices is not qualifying experience; or (B) Graduation from an accredited two-year college and one year of the experience described in (A) above; or (C) Graduation from an accredited four-year college and six months of experience as specified in (A) above or graduation from an accredited four-year college and a written commitment from the county Real Property Tax Director that the county will provide training in assessment administration, approved by the State Board, within a six-month period; or (D) Certification by the State Board as a candidate for assessor. |
| Certification Needed | Certification by the State Board as a candidate for assessor |
| Brief Job Description | Reviews and makes determinations with respect to applications for tax exemptions; Supervises and trains staff in the area of assessment administration; Utilizes and maintains current tax maps and appraisal cards; Designs and implements a public information program to serve as an educational tool for taxpayers and to provide direct response to taxpayer inquiries; Prepares reports of assessment activities as required by the appointing authority or the State Board of Real Property Services; Oversees and approves the work of third party, contractual professional appraisers as needed; Receives complaints filed and transmits them to the Board of Assessment Review; Attends the public examination of the tentative assessment roll at times prescribed by law; Attends all hearings of the Board of Assessment Review; Makes changes in assessments in accordance with law as directed by the Board of Assessment Review; Provides school districts within the assessing unit a copy of the current pertinent portion of the assessment roll https://www.schuylercountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/16152/Assessor-6-26 |
| Deadline to apply | Applications accepted until position is filled |