(a) 
The assessors shall consist of three members and shall have the same powers, discharge the same duties, proceed in the discharge thereof in the same manner, and be subject to the same liabilities as are prescribed for listers, except as herein otherwise provided. They shall also be members of the board for the abatement of taxes, and shall perform such additional duties as are prescribed for them under the ordinances.
(b) 
Chief assessor--the assessor elected in March, 1971 and every three years thereafter, shall be known as chief assessor. He shall hold the office of chief assessor for the term of three years.
(a) 
Assessors shall be legal voters of the City of Rutland.
(b) 
The chief assessor shall be annually appointed by the mayor from the elected assessors, subject to confirmation by the board of aldermen.
(c) 
An assessor may not appraise or evaluate in any capacity real or personal property in Rutland City other than in connection with his duties as an assessor for the City of rutland.
(a) 
The chief assessor shall have control of all the administrative affairs of the assessor's office. The chief assessor shall be responsible for implementing this ordinance and state statutes relating to the duties of the assessors, and see that the same are complied with by the assessors. He shall direct the other assessors in carrying out their duties under this ordinance and the state statutes relating to assessors.
(b) 
The chief assessor shall be a full-time employee of the City of Rutland and the other assessors shall be employed to the extent deemed necessary by the board of aldermen. The assessors shall make a physical inspection of all parcels of real property located in the City of Rutland at least once in every three-year period. A record shall be kept of all such physical inspections showing the assessor involved and the date of said physical inspection and the time spent thereon, and the chief assessor shall make a monthly report to the board of aldermen, showing the number of commercial and residential parcels inspected, and such other information as the board may require.
(c) 
All appraisals shall include taxable property not specifically exempt under 32 VSA 3802 and 32 VSA 3803.
(d) 
The assessors shall use the forms provided by the Vermont commissioner of taxes pursuant to 32 VSA 4001(b), in compiling taxable real and personal property in the city.
(e) 
The assessors shall use such guidelines and methods as shall be issued by the commissioner of taxes, pursuant to 32 VSA 3401.
(f) 
At least one Rutland City assessor, pursuant to 32 VSA 3435, shall be required to attend all meetings of listers carried out by the commissioner of taxes including the annual listers school.
(g) 
The board of assessor's office shall be open during the usual business hours at city hall.
The appraisers shall cause to be published an appraisal book within three years of the passage of this ordinance and said book shall be updated at least once in every five-year period thereafter.