State of Maryland

An Assessor I, Real Property is the entry level of work performing real property assessments for tax assessment purposes.  Employees in this classification do not supervise other positions.

Employees in this classification receive close supervision from an Assessor Supervisor, Real Property or other administrator.  The work may require frequent travel in Maryland to perform on-site appraisals.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

The Assessor I, Real Property, the Assessor II, Real Property and the Assessor III, Real Property are differentiated on the basis of the degree of supervisory responsibility exercised by the supervisor over these employees.  The Assessor I, Real Property learns to perform duties under close supervision.  The Assessor II, Real Property performs duties under close supervision at times and under general supervision at other times depending upon the complexity of the specific duty being performed.  The Assessor III, Real Property performs the full range of duties and responsibilities

Learns to inspect real property to determine the appraisal value;

Learns to analyze existing market data and to apply standard appraisal procedures to determine the value of land or buildings;

Learns to prepare, present, and defend determinations of value at all levels of the appeal process;

Learns to determine the value of auxiliary items to the property, such as but not limited to: paving, underground utilities, outdoor lighting, and landscaping;

Learns to appraise and record costs relating to the physical condition of the property, and to the depreciation, and economic or functional obsolescence of real property;

Learns to record technical details of the property which may affect costs, such as but not limited to: size of the building; specifications, grade and quality of construction materials;

type, grade and quality of building facilities, mechanical equipment, plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, electrical systems, and other structural components;

Learns to determine building cost estimates based on analysis of building construction costs reported by contractors or property owners;

Learns to review land records to determine legal title to the property;

Learns to record and plot deed descriptions;

Performs other related duties.

Ability to learn methods involved in the valuation of real property;

Ability to read, interpret, and understand tax maps, land records and other real property assessment data;

Ability to organize and complete work assignments;

Ability to communicate effectively.

1. Employees in this classification may be required to have daily use of a motor vehicle while on official State business. Standard mileage allowance will be paid for use of a privately owned vehicle.

2. Upon appointment to positions, employees in this classification that possess a real estate broker or sales license, or a license to sell insurance, will be required to put the license in an "Inactive" status.

3. Employees in this classification are prohibited from participating in any outside activity, including private appraisals, which may be deemed a conflict of interest by the Director of the Department of Assessments and Taxation.

Class specifications are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies. Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

This is a Skilled Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Skilled Service positions.  Some positions in Skilled Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is assigned to Bargaining Unit G, Engineering, Scientific and Administrative Professionals classes.  As provided by the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded from collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.

Employees in this classification are eligible to receive overtime compensation. An employee who works more than the normal workweek is entitled to be compensated for that overtime as provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 8-305.

This classification is one level in a Non-Competitive Promotion (NCP) series.  NCP promotions are promotions by which employees may advance in grade and class level from trainee to full performance levels in a classification series.  In order to be non-competitively promoted to the next level in a NCP series an employee must: 1) perform the main purpose of the class as defined in the Nature of Work section of the class specification; 2) receive the type of supervision defined in the class specification, and 3) meet the minimum qualifications of the classification.