State of Maryland

An Assessor III, County Scale is the full performance level of work performing real property assessments for tax assessment purposes.

Employees in this classification do not supervise. Employees receive general supervision from an Assessor Supervisor or other administrator.

The work may require frequent travel in Maryland to perform on-site appraisals.

Inspects real property to determine the appraisal value;

Analyzes existing market data and applies standard appraisal procedures to determine the value of land or buildings;

Prepares, presents, and defends determinations of value at all levels of the appeal process;

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

Appraises and records costs relating to the physical condition of the property, and to the depreciation, and economic or functional obsolescence of real property;

Records technical details of the property which may affect costs such as: 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;

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

Reviews land records to determine legal title to the property;

Records and plots deed descriptions;

Performs other related duties.

A Class Description provides information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work and General Requirements for a classification in the Management Service or a classification in the Skilled or Professional Service in which all positions have been designated Special Appointments.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency.

Class descriptions broadly define 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.