REAL PROPERTY LISTER
REAL PROPERTY LISTER
Kenosha County is seeking a dynamic real estate professional and team player who shares a powerful drive to serve the land information needs of the public we serve.
The Real Property Lister is required to prepare and maintain assessment rolls for tax bill purposes within the parameters of Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 70.09. Property Listers need to thoroughly understand legal description, title, and applications of law, as the information entered directly affects the tax roll. This individual will be responsible for entering, updating, and balancing real and personal property value information for taxation purposes with all assessors.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Enter ownership changes and sale information from recorded deeds.
- Prepare and maintain assessment rolls for tax purposes through interpretation of recorded legal documents.
- Interpret recorded legal descriptions for possible changes to computer parcel mapping and tax rolls.
- Research and analyze documents through Register of Deeds Office with possible discrepancies.
- Draft letters and emails to attorneys, title companies, and the public regarding problems identified and offer solutions.
- Generate splits and/or combinations after interpreting the legal descriptions.
- Provide new tax parcel numbers, draft new legal descriptions, configure lot dimensions/square footage, and change ownerships if necessary.
- Provide copies of land surveys and parcel maps to surveyors and general public.
- Scan and index all surveys provided from registered land surveyors.
- Prepare and maintain the assessment rolls for all municipalities within Kenosha County for assessment and taxation purposes.
- Balance open book changes and board of review changes with assessor’s totals.
- Update Land Information web page on County site.
- Assign property address to unincorporated areas of Kenosha County.
- Perform billing and purchasing operations in Microsoft Dynamics AX.
- Perform other work as required or assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required Education and Experience
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High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
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Two (2) years of experience in real estate, title abstracting/searching, or any combination of education, training, and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform required tasks.
Preferred Education and Experience
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Vocational/technical training in real estate or title abstracting/searching.
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Five (5) years of experience in real estate, title abstracting/searching, or any combination of education, training, and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform required tasks.
COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE OF JOB DUTIES
Knowledge of:
- Municipal ordinance Chapter 6 for Rural Numbering Addressing
- Assessment roll practices and procedures
- Surveying terms such as degrees, bearings, distance, radius, sense of direction along with legal descriptions
- Recording practices and indexing through Register of Deeds Office
- Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 70.09
Skill in:
- Verbal and written communication and listening
- Calculations of different measuring units
- Accurate data entry
Ability to:
- Understand basic accounting terms
- Understand the taxation cycle
- Read and interpret land surveys in conjunction with parcel mapping
- Read, interpret, and write legal descriptions
- Comprehend real estate practices and abstracting
- Interpret and understand legal title ownership changes
- Use and understand drafting/engineering scale and land measurement compass
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The position involves light physical demands, such as exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally.
SELECTION PROCESS:
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Application Review - Qualifying.
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Oral Interview - Qualifying.
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Written Exercise at Oral Interview - Qualifying.
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Background Check - Qualifying.
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Drug Screen - Qualifying.
If you require accommodations at any point in the selection process because of a disability, please notify Human Resources in advance for arrangements.
WORK SCHEDULE
- Full time, 40 hours per week, generally Monday through Friday
- Typical work hours will be 8 AM – 5 PM
- May occasionally work evenings, weekends, and holidays
To learn more about the Kenosha County Division of Land Information, please visit:
http://www.kenoshacounty.org/529/Land-Information
Click here to learn about employment benefits offered by Kenosha County.
Applications must be submitted no later than Sunday, January 20, 2019.
Kenosha County is a Wisconsin Retirement System participating employer. Your participation is required, which includes an employee contribution.
Thank you for your interest in employment with Kenosha County!
Kenosha County is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.
Other details
- Pay Type Hourly
- 1010 56th St, Kenosha, WI 53140, USA