Property Lister

Job Summary:

Marathon County Treasurer’s Office is seeking a full time Administrative Coordinator/Real Property Lister. This position is responsible for complex technical office work in the field of property descriptions, assessments, and land records – including maintaining accurate real and personal property listings, data to produce assessment rolls and tax bills, and other work in conformance with section 70.09 of Wisconsin Statutes.

Duties:

• Writes and maintains accurate abbreviated legal descriptions of each parcel from the latest recorded documents including posting records and database information.
• Splits parcels as described by legal documents, and serves as quality control for legal descriptions, including contacting property owners, surveyors, attorneys, and others related to problems with real property related documents.
• Assigns and maintains a parcel identification number and an assessor’s number for each parcel following recorded documentation.
• Researches, corrects, and improves Marathon County’s database information, including the ability to make scale drawings of properties as needed.
• Lists current name of owner, parcel, and mailing address for each parcel.
• Makes assessment data entries supplied by state and local officials, including balancing with assessors, submitting reports to the State of Wisconsin, and changes to Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource programs.
• Prepare and distribute assessment rolls, tax rolls, state forms, tax receipts, and other related functions as mandated by Wisconsin Statutes and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
• Assists the public giving information both in person, over the telephone, and through email.
• Provides excellent customer service to all customers of the office.
• Collects payments made for the District Attorney’s Office and for property tax payments.
• Performs other tasks and projects related to the Land Records database and information maintained by Marathon County.

Qualifications:

• Ability to understand and write complex legal descriptions and legal documents.
• Familiarity with real estate terms and documents including transfer returns, plats, and certified survey maps.
• Knowledge of complex mathematics and geometry relating to degrees, proportions, area, percentages, acreages, and money.
• Skill in interpreting maps and some knowledge of computer mapping.
• Knowledge of computer operations and functions, and ability to operate a variety of office machines.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with county employees, town officials, attorneys, surveyors, abstractors, appraisers, and the general public.
• Clear communication abilities and skills in written and verbal form.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to problem solve in a variety of situations.

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