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Tax Lister II (Real Property Lister)

Wood County

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Location: Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Type: Full Time
Posted: 03/08/2012
Deadline to Apply: Open - no deadline given by employer
Payrate: $17.13 to $20.15 per hour
More Information: Job Description

Minimum Requirements:

  • High School Diploma/GED Equivalent Required
  • GIS Certification preferred
  • Minimum two years experience in surveying, title examination and property assessment desired. Successful candidate must have GIS skills.
  • Ability to understand Wisconsin Statutes pertaining to real estate assessment, taxation, surveying, highways, and document recording.


Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Prepare and maintain accurate ownership and description information for all parcels of real property in Wood County, per Chapter 70.09 of Wisconsin Statutes. 
  • Responsible for the maintenance of Wood County Property Database, updating new owners, addresses, parcel numbers, legal descriptions, assessment information, acreage, surveys and platting information. 
  • Coordinate and facilitate the assessment process with assessors, municipal clerks and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. 
  • Prepare work rolls for assessors and assessment rolls for municipal clerks. 
  • Maintain plat maps for County using Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping.
  • Interpret “questionable conveyances” and determine whether the document or the language within the document is adequate to convey property and alter Treasurer’s records.
  • Contact attorneys, title companies, surveyors, developers and other land professionals about errors in recorded documents and suggest possible remedies. 
  • Review preliminary subdivision and condominium plats and certified surveys for accuracy, content and proper requirements for recording purposes.