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Real Property Lister

Marathon County

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Location: Wausau, WI
Type: Limited Term
Posted: 02/06/2023
Deadline to Apply: 03/06/2023
Payrate: $18/hour
More Information: Real Property Lister

POSITION SUMMARY

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.

QUALIFICATIONS

Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in fields such as records management, business management, paralegal, geographic information systems, surveying, or similar field of study, or studying to complete one of these degrees. Experience in property listing, title searching, surveying, assessing, or mortgage banking; or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities is preferred. Knowledge of ESRI’s ArcGIS Desktop applications, and surveying principles experience desired.

Possession of a driver’s license or ability to obtain reliable transportation as needed.

EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED

The following duties are typical for this position.  These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive.  Other duties may be required and assigned.

  • Work with Register of Deeds, GIS Technician and GIS Coordinator to create and maintain access to electronic records such as surveys, deeds, maps, computer printouts, and electronic files.
  • Coordinates tax mapping activities with GIS staff.
  • 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.
  • Performs other tasks and projects related to the Land Records database and information maintained by Marathon County.
  • Performs clerical duties including document printing, answering phone calls, collating mailings, photocopying documents
  • Maintains regular and predictable attendance; works extra hours as required.
  • Performs other related work as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

  • 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. GIS knowledge and skills preferred, but not required.
  • Ability to perform mid-level data analysis including the ability to audit, deduce, assess, conclude,
  • and appraise.  Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established criteria to define consequences and develop alternatives.
  • Ability to communicate orally and in writing with public, federal, state, local agency staff, and other professionals, while establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
  • Skill in active listening, giving full attention to what others are saying, and taking appropriate action.
  • Ability to maintain calm and professional demeanor when in confrontational situations public. Learn to relate to a wide variety of audiences, ranging from the general public to those representing varied professional interests to various committee and county board members.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Suite of computer programs/software.  Knowledge of or the ability to learn multiple, moderately complex, specialized databased applications such as land information systems, permitting systems and geographic information systems online mapping. Skill in using a computer for e-mail, calendaring, basic word processing, and data entry.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, departments, agencies, and the public in an honest, kind, and respectful manner. Ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict.
  • Knowledge of the County’s and department’s mission, core values, plans, and priorities for the future and ability to contribute to a positive work culture that fosters excellent customer service and teamwork.
  • Ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of objects weighing five to ten pounds. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.