GIS/Real Property Specialist

Sauk County is home to a vast array of lakes, rivers, and creeks with 22,000 acres of natural parks and open spaces that allow for 100 miles of biking, hiking, and walking. Sauk County is the ultimate destination where anyone can happily live, work, and play. We are looking for someone who has the desire to support local communities and be a part of the GIS team.  

The purpose of the GIS/Real Property Specialist is to maintain real property ownership records and descriptions, assign and update parcel numbers, maps, and other real property documents, as well as provide information to the public regarding real property assessments, surveys, within the County’s Property Tax System & Geographic Information System (GIS).

Essential Duties

• Perform Real Property Lister assistance tasks by posting legally recorded documents to assessment/tax rolls establishing parcel ownership, creating, or correcting legal parcel descriptions, assigning parcel numbers, school codes, and special tax codes, proofreading maps and other documents, updating maps to reflect changes in various aspects, entering updated information into a computer database, and maintaining all property transfers, surveys, plats, maps, tax receipts, and assessment rolls.

• Conduct research and provide information on taxes, parcel ownership, boundaries, and mill rates to various interested parties.
• Assist with the update and maintenance of the County’s base GIS tax parcel layers.
• Provides mapping/ GIS information and assistance to abstractors, realtors, surveyors, landowners, taxpayers, local officials, and the public.
• Assist with departments to identify and coordinate new GIS system developments and enhancements.
• Perform clerical duties including checking and advising printing, answering phone calls, collating mailings, and photocopying documents.
• Coordinate printing and distribution of important property information such as real estate rolls and tax certificates and statements.
• And other duties as assigned.

Required Working Hours

Standard working hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am until 4:30 pm.  Additional hours may be needed or required.  Compensation for additional hours beyond normal working hours are subject to applicable state and federal regulations.

Minimum Training and Education

Required: 

Associate’s degree in accounting, land records, GIS or related field, or work experience with accounting knowledge, for a government agency and/or familiarity with land records.

License: 

Valid Wisconsin State Motor Vehicle Operator’s License

Preferred: 

Professional work experience in GIS.      

Any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered.

Sauk County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.