[Amended 8-22-2007 by Ord. No. 90]
In accordance with Section 5-20 of the Newtown Town Charter, the Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Town Assessor who shall have the following duties and qualifications.
[Adopted 4-20-1967 STM (Ord. No. 26A); amended by the Board of Selectmen 7-1-1975]
A.
General statement of duties. The Town Assessor shall plan, direct and supervise a continuing Town-wide program of real and personal assessment for taxation purposes and perform all related activities as prescribed by statute. The Town Assessor shall work under the supervision of the First Selectman, who shall review all work for effectiveness and conformance with state law, department policies, objectives and plans. The Town Assessor may supervise clerical assistants engaged in assessment work.
B.
Specific duties. The Town Assessor shall plan, direct and supervise the Town-wide program of real and personal property evaluation and assessment; make personal inspection and reinspection of real and personal property; record data for inspection purposes; recheck appraisals and descriptions of property in appealed cases; search titles; make property transfers and prepare statistical and other reports on assessments; prepare and maintain custody of maps used or required for his office; evaluate methods and techniques of assessment for purposes of possible application to assessment problems and may assist in preparing the annual budget.
The Town Assessor shall have considerable knowledge of the theory, principles, methods and techniques of real and personal property evaluation for assessment purposes; knowledge of the laws, rules and regulations governing the evaluation and assessment of real and personal property; ability to prepare and delineate maps from aerial surveys; ability in written and oral expression; ability to deal effectively and tactfully with Town officials and the general public; and supervisory ability. The Town Assessor must be a citizen of the United States, of good moral character and integrity and possess personal qualities of accuracy, courtesy, mental alertness and good judgment.
The Assessor's required experience and training shall be graduation from college ("graduation from college" shall be interpreted as completion of a four-year college course or its equivalent) and one year's employment in municipal assessment; or, in lieu thereof, not less than five years' employment in the appraisal or assessment of real or personal property, including at least two years' employment in municipal assessment; or, in lieu thereof, any combination of the above training and experience, including the two years' employment in municipal assessment; or, in lieu thereof, certification by the Connecticut Association of Assessing Officers as a Certified Connecticut Assessor or certification by the International Association of Assessment Officers as a Certified Assessment Evaluator.