Position Description

The Anoka County Elections Assessors Department within the Property Records and Taxation Division's mission is to embrace innovation to provide exceptional property tax, land records, vital records, and election services. The department has an immediate opening for an Appraiser Manager who will perform various duties. Some of the critical responsibilities of this position include managing a team responsible for producing fair and equitable assessments for Anoka County. The Appraisers Manager is responsible for ensuring appraisers classify and value all real estate and taxable personal property within Anoka County.

This is a full-time, exempt, on-siteposition.

Pay & Benefits

• 2024 Anoka County Salary Schedule Grade 38. $92,601 to $129,604 ($44.52 to $62.31 per hour).
• Hiring Range Salary: $92,601 to $111,113 ($44.52 to $53.42 per hour).
• 24 days of paid flexible time off and up to 12.5 paid holidays.
• Comprehensive insurance, including medical, dental, vision, flex benefits and more at .
• Medical and dental clinic exclusive to employees, located at the Anoka County Government Center.
• Pension plan and other retirement investment options.
• Advancement/professional development opportunities.

Work Location

• This position will work at Anoka County Government Center, located at 2100 3rd Ave. Anoka, MN 55303.
• Expected work hours are Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. with possibility of Flexible Scheduling from 7:00 a.m. to 5:3 p.m. upon completion of probationary period.

Job Duties and Responsibilities
These examples are not all inclusive and are intended to be illustrative of primary responsibilities of an Anoka County Manager, Appraisers.

• Manage the appraisal of commercial, industrial, and multi-family properties to ensure a fair and equitable assessment can be produced.
• Monitor performance of inspections completed by Senior Appraisers and provide corrective guidance to ensure equalization is being enhanced
• Manage the physical inspection of all property in contracted assessment districts to determine any changes from prior assessment.
• Monitor and review physical data collected in contracted assessment districts and compare to that of locally assessed districts to ensure equalization is being achieved.
• Notify peers of any identified equalization issues and work to prepare corrective action plans to be approved by the County Assessor.
• Ensure proper communication to property owners relating to assessment law, procedures of valuation, homesteading and classification.
• Ensure proper communication to local assessment staff responsible for appraising commercial, industrial, and multi-family property to ensure future policy changes are applied in a consistent and equitable manner.
• Handle appeals for Local and County Board of Appeal and Equalization (BOE). Negotiate and prepare for tax court. Testify concerning all areas of property assessment.
• Review appraisals to ensure accuracy and compliance with regulations. Ensure appraisal documentation and appraiser certification are in compliance with all regulations.
• Inform appraisers of real estate trends impacting commercial, industrial, and multi-family property
• Provide leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to a subordinate group.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed

• Requires a bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of job-related experience
• AMA Required, with ability to obtain SAMA within 24 months of hire
• In lieu of the required education, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis
• Successfully pass driver's license background check

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed

• Degree in Business, Mathematics, Public Administration, Real Estate or Statistics
• Previous leadership experience
• Possess or able to obtain within twenty-four months of hire a Certified General Real Property Appraiser License
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Physical Demands and Work Conditions

• Standard office environment, and various county work sites both indoor and outdoor, including unfinished structures, construction areas, rough terrain, and changing weather conditions depending on assignment
• Work activities may require contact with uncooperative, angry, and sometimes hostile clients depending on assignment
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus, such as to work on computers. Ability to see colors, shades, and brightness
• Hearing abilities required for general and phone communication, signals, and machine sounds
• Ability to detect, discern, and tolerate a wide range of scents required for safety and performance of essential duties
• Cognitive abilities required include problem solving, prioritization of tasks, short- and long-term memory, interpreting and understanding written documents, and general mathematical skills
• Assignments require several hours of varied physical activity in addition to viewing a computer screen, sitting at a desk, or walking/standing
• Physical activity may include repeated bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, walking on sloped or uneven terrain, and handling/carrying equipment
• Regular lifting of 0-25 lbs., occasional lifting of up to 75 lbs.
• Equipment used includes computers, phones, and standard office equipment in addition to various inspection and surveying equipment depending on assignment
• Inspection and surveying equipment may include but is not limited to digital camera, tape measure, hammer, chisels, boom truck and other machinery, electronic drafting equipment, material testing equipment, power and hand tools, and personal protective equipment
• Travel between work sites may require driving a county vehicle and/or a personal vehicle
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions

Selection Process

It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. This information will determine which candidates will proceed in the selection process. A submitted application is also used to verify the answers to any supplemental questions.

Pre-employment Requirements

Anoka County has determined that successfully passing a pre-employment criminal/driving background check, drug screen and DOT physical, and/or other qualifications checks may be necessary for certain positions. Applicants may be required to sign an informed consent form allowing the County to obtain to conduct such screenings and/or verify their qualifications in connection with the position sought. Applicants who do not sign the informed consent form will not be further considered for the position.

About Anoka County

As the fourth largest county in Minnesota, we depend on the diversity, dedication, determination, and innovation of our employees. We offer a wide range of career opportunities for people with a variety of personalities, abilities, knowledge, and life experiences who can come together for the single purpose of serving Anoka County's 369,000 citizens in a respectful, innovative, and fiscally responsible manner. If your career aspirations resonate with our mission, we invite you to Find Your Path with Anoka County! Hear from other Anoka County employees .

Commitment to Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employment

Anoka County is committed to the principles of our Affirmative Action Plan and Equal Employment Opportunity. It is the policy of Anoka County to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, marital status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, physical ability, sexual orientation, or age except where such status is a bona fide occupational qualification. It is the policy of Anoka County to make employment decisions in a manner that will further our Affirmative Action Plan and Equal Employment Opportunity.

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