Senior Appraiser

Supplemental Questionnaire

PART I – Minimum Qualifications

This section will be used for screening purposes and will not be scored.

Do you possess the equivalent of a Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited university or college?

If yes, what type of degree do you possess?

What was your major course of study?

Do you possess a valid Appraiser's Certificate issued by the State Board of Equalization?

PART II - Relevant Training and Experience

This section of the supplemental questionnaire is the Civil Service examination for this position. This supplemental questionnaire will be scored based on your checked responses below. Narratives provided by applicants describing training and/or experience will not be scored, but will be available to the hiring authority and may be utilized for interview and selection determination. Scores received from this section will determine applicant ranking and placement on the eligible list.

By continuing in this examination process, you are certifying that all information provided in the supplemental questionnaire is true to the best of your knowledge.

NOTE: Resumes, letters, and other materials will not be evaluated or considered as responses to the items in this supplemental questionnaire.

Indicate your experience with property tax laws and regulations:

Describe your experience in applying property tax laws and regulations:

Indicate your experience working with the principles and techniques of large and unusual commercial property appraisal:

Describe your experience appraising large and unusual commerical properties, such as cable television franchises, ski resorts and golf courses:

Indicate your experience in the areas of assessment techniques including sales approach, direct and indirect income approach and cost approach:

Describe and give an example of each of the above four techniques:

Indicate your experience establishing appraised value utilizing replacement cost, obsolescence, construction cost, resale value and other pertinent factors:

Indicate your experience investigating and analyzing data including income statements, expense statements, leases and deeds:

Indicate your experience discussing property records and related information with property owners:

Indicate your experience establishing taxable values for newly constructed real property and properties that have a change in ownership:

Indicate your experience working in computer programs such as Word, Excel, CoStar, MLS etc:

List the computer programs you are proficient in and your experience with each:

Indicate your experience developing or explaining supplemental assessments:

Describe your experience working with supplemental assessment situations and processes:

Indicate your experience resolving assessment appeals:

Describe the most difficult appeal that you have prepared and/or presented:

Describe the assessment cycle and list the major event dates that occur each fiscal year.

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