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Qualifications Needed
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Thorough knowledge of modern real property assessment principles and practices; good knowledge
of building construction practices and costs, including values of construction materials, machinery
and plant equipment; ability to determine valuations and assessments of real property; ability to plan,
supervise and evaluate the work of support personnel; ability to read and comprehend architectural
blueprints, site plans, survey maps, and tax maps; ability to develop a departmental budget; ability to
read and comprehend deeds and land contracts and properly determine property ownership for
purposes of taxation; ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; ability to prepare
record file of real properties; ability to deal effectively with the general public; good judgment;
physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
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Certification Needed
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Per the Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York, Title 20. Department of Taxation and
Finance, Chapter XVI. Real Property Tax Administration Part 8188. Minimum Qualification Standards,
Training and Certification of Local Assessment Administration Personnel, Section 8188-2.2.
Minimum qualification standards for appointed assessors.
(a) The minimum qualification standards for appointed assessors are as follows:
(1)(i) graduation from high school, or possession of an accredited high school equivalency diploma;
And
(ii) two (2) 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
(2) graduation from an accredited two (2) year college and one (1) year of experience
described in subparagraph (1)(ii) of this subdivision; or
(3) graduation from an accredited four (4) year college and six (6) months of experience
described in subparagraph (1)(ii) of this subdivision or graduation from an accredited four (4)
year college and a written commitment from the county director that the county will provide
training in assessment administration, approved by the New York State Office of Real
Property Tax Services (ORPTS), within a six (6) month period; or
(4) certification by ORPTS as a candidate for assessor.
(b) In evaluating the experience described in subparagraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section, the following
conditions shall apply:
(1) if the assessor has been previously certified by ORPTS as a State certified assessor
pursuant to section 8188-2.1 of this Subpart while serving as an elected assessor, such
certification is equivalent to one (1) year of the experience described in subparagraph (a)(1)
(ii) of this section if it has not expired;
(2) for the purpose of crediting full-time paid experience, a minimum of thirty (30) hours per
week shall be deemed as full-time employment;
(3) three (3) years of part-time paid experience as sole assessor or as chairman of the board
of assessors shall be credited as one (1) year of full-time paid experience, and five (5) years
of part-time paid experience as a member of a board of assessors shall be credited as one (1)
year of full-time paid experience. Additional paid part-time experience in excess of these
amounts shall be credited;
(4) volunteer experience in an assessor’s office may be credited as paid experience to the extent
that it includes tasks such as data collection; calculation of value estimates; preparation of
preliminary valuation reports; providing routine assessment information to a computer center;
public relations; and review of value estimates, computer output and exemption applications;
and
(5) in no case shall less than six (6) months of the experience described in subparagraph (a)(1)
(ii) of this section be acceptable except for county training as provided for in
paragraph (a)(3) of this section.
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Brief Job Description
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This position is responsible for determining valuations and assessments of real property within a town or village, for the purposes of ad valorem taxation. Employees are appointed to a six (6) year term of office by a town or village board and must meet minimum qualifications as established by the rules of the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance and must comply with applicable continuing education requirements. General supervision is exercised over a support staff such as Assistant Assessors, Assessment Clerks, Real Property Appraisers and clerical staff. Does related work as required.
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