When a private firm is hired by the Board of Supervisors of any county of the State of Mississippi for the reappraisal of property or for property appraisal updates and the work is not performed under the direction of the county tax assessor, all personnel employed or otherwise engaged by the private firm to appraise property shall be under the direction of a field supervisor who is a state certified real estate appraiser as defined in Section 73-34-3 of the Mississippi Code of 1972. When a private consultant is hired by the Board of Supervisors of any county of the State of Mississippi to perform certain functions of the reappraisal of property or for property appraisal updates, and the work is not to be performed under the direction of the county tax assessor, the private consultant shall be a state certified real estate appraiser as defined in Section 73-34-3 of the Mississippi Code of 1972. Any such field supervisor or private consultant shall have the following experience and professional certifications:
1. Not less than five years experience in mass appraisal of land, residences, commercial property and personal property as an appraiser or supervisor. The experience requirement may be met in total within five years if the directing appraiser or private consultant had responsibility in all four areas of mass appraisal. Private firms or Private Consultants contracting solely for the purpose of performing real property appraisals shall not be required to have experience with appraisal of personal property but shall be required to have not less than five years experience with mass appraisal of land, residences and commercial property. Private firms or private consultants contracting solely for the purpose of performing personal property appraisals shall not be required to have experience with appraisal of land, residences and commercial property but shall be required to have not less than five years experience with mass appraisal of personal property.2. Additionally, such person must have obtained the Certified Appraiser certification and the Assessor Evaluator II designation prior to placing a performance bid. On and after October 1, 2007, such person shall be certified by the State Tax Commission and hold a Mississippi Assessment Evaluator designation to bid on county appraisal contracts with the Board of Supervisors.35 Miss. Code. R. § 6-02-04-103