Rule 560-11-2-.28 - County Appraisal Staff - Duties(1) The county appraisal staff required by law shall be responsible for the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of all taxable property, real and personal, that the county board of tax assessors is required to assess. These appraisers shall be made in the manner and at the times required by law.(2) The county appraisal staff shall be responsible for the proper maintenance of all tax records and maps for the county in a proper and current condition, and the staff shall have custody of such records.(3) The county appraisal staff shall be responsible for preparing annual assessments on all property required to be assessed by the Board of Tax Assessors. Such assessments shall conform to the requirements of law and shall be turned over to the Board of Tax Assessors for approval on the date requested by the Board of Assessors.(4) The county appraisal staff shall prepare annual appraisals on all tax exempt property in the county and shall submit such appraisals to the Board of Tax Assessors.(5) Each county appraisal staff member shall successfully complete at least forty (40) hours of training courses prepared and offered by the State Revenue Commissioner during each two (2) years of tenure as staff appraiser. Such training courses shall be offered at least annually in regional locations the sites and dates to be determined by the Revenue Commissioner. Each year the Commissioner shall furnish a listing of the locations and dates of such courses to the Board of Tax Assessors of each county.(6) The requirements of paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of this Regulation shall not be effective until such time as the county shall have reached full minimum staff employment as required by law.(7)(a) Individuals performing services under assessment contracts to render advice or assistance to the county board of tax assessors in the assessment and equalization of taxes the establishment of property valuations, or the defense of such valuations shall adhere to state mandated appraisal laws and regulations required under Title 43 including any appraisal certification and training required under Title 43 of Georgia Code. In addition, such individuals shall successfully complete 4 hours of approved appraisal courses annually as follows: (i) courses designed for appraisers and offered regionally by the State Revenue Commissioner, or(ii) courses offered as a part of the annual short course for tax assessors through the University of Georgia and the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, or(iii) courses offered online in partnership with the Department of Revenue and the University of Georgia and Carl Vinson Institute of Government, or(iv) courses offered by and approved by the International Association of Assessing Officers, or(v) courses approved by the Georgia Department of Revenue and offered by the Georgia Association of Assessing Officials,(b) The annual training requirement in this regulation shall not apply to any employee or vendor who is only performing administrative tasks; who is only collecting data to be used by a county's appraisal staff in the appraisal process; or to any vendor or employee of a vendor who is only providing mapping services as opposed to creating and updating assessment records in addition to mapping.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 560-11-2-.28
O.C.G.A. Secs. 48-2-12, 48-5-263, 48-5-265.
Original Rule entitled "County Appraisal Staff-Duties" was filed on May 25, 1973; effective June 14, 1973.Amended: F. Jan. 4, 2016; eff. Jan. 24, 2016.