Salary Information:
Starting Salary is $16.68/ hourJob Duties Include:
Assist the general public and City/County employees by answering inquiries related to real and personal property records, Department services and programs. Explain the proper use and completion of real and personal property forms and documents. Educate the public about the assessment process including statutes, guidelines, policies, and procedures. Research and respond to taxpayers’ questions in a timely manner. Build positive internal and external customer relationships. Handle confidential information. Sort and route incoming and outgoing mail for Saline County, City of Salina, and District Court. Maintain inventory of office supplies and order as needed. Enter accounts receivable/payable and ensure appropriate routing and approval of purchase requests. Set up and maintain customer accounts and collect fees. Process personal property renditions. Process exemption/tax grievance applications and Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA) orders, record, collect fees and check for completeness. Scan documents, check scanned images for completeness and image quality. Purge files periodically, box up files/records and send them to storage. Accurately convert real estate data resulting from appraisal maintenance, permit review, ag review, and final review from paper to computer, review discrepancies and request clarification. Enter address changes. Research, identify and enter property splits and combos. Assign and enter city and rural permits, check legal owner, and address and determine parcel identification number. Identify properties using legal descriptions, surveys, plat maps, recorded deeds and geographic aerial maps. Prepare sales verification questionnaires for State Property Valuation Division, prepare packets for appraisers and accurately data enter sale information. Receive, process, and explain various tax exemptions, tax grievance and rebate programs to the public. Assemble information for informal and payment under protest hearing folders. Write corrections, clerical errors, additions, and escapes to the tax roll. Figure vehicle tax estimates, MSRP and assign vehicle class codes. Receive, process, and explain various tax exemptions, tax grievance and rebate programs to the public. Assist Property Ownership Technician when required. Attend educational classes, conferences and meetings required by Supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications:
Physical Requirements:
Determined Work Level: Level 2 – Light Work Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently. Required walking or standing to a significant degree; or requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls. Ability to hear directions and ability to communicate ideas by means of the spoken word when interacting with Staff and public. Must have fine and gross manual dexterity to operate the telephone, calculator, typewriter, and computer.
Veteran's Preference:
Former military personnel or their spouse that have been verified as a veteran under K.S.A. 73-201 will receive an interview if they meet the minimum qualifications of the position and successfully pass any required pre-employment testing or any requirements such as licensing. The veterans' preference laws do not guarantee the veteran a job. Positions are filled with the best qualified candidate as determined by the hiring officials. To be successful, the expectation is that a candidate will be able to competently perform the routine tasks of the position with limited supervision by the end of the probationary period of covered positions.
Veteran's Preference Notice
Veteran's Preference Eligibility Request Form
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