Cadastral Cartographer

UNCLASSIFIED POSITION LOCATED IN THE OFFICE OF THE TAX ASSESSOR

Minimum Qualifications:
High School Diploma or GED required, supplemented by vocational or technical training in geographic mapping, drafting, mechanical drawing, or a related field; supplemented by one year of experience in drafting, mapping, mechanical drawing, or engineering design; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
 
Specific License or Certification Required: None.
 
Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities: Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all county or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.

Purpose of Classification:
The purpose of this classification is to create, update and maintain property mapping records from source documents such as deeds, plats, tax sales, condominium declarations, right of way deeds, and other legal instruments of transfer.

Essential Functions: 
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Complies data required for map preparation, including photographs, survey results, records, reports, plats, and original maps; verifies and updates information; downloads GPS survey results from portable data collection; identifies and researches other relevant available data sources; compiles, enters and interprets data.
 
Prepares land packages for mapping changes: prepares land packages from source documents such as deeds, plats, surveys and subdivisions plats; analyzes acreage, annexations, boundary lines, dimensions, street names, address, and lots block to determine appropriate action; utilizes GIS applications,  plat development applications, and spreadsheets showing the mapping changes to create land packages for parcel splits, dimension, right of ways and consolidation requests; creates land packages for subdivisions, condos, lofts and townhomes; and prepares, updates and maintains manual copy of tax maps for use by the general public.
 
Updates parcel information on subdivision log sheets, field books, and change tickets, indicating tax year, tax district, parcels numbers, owner, acreage, street, lot, block, municipality, and class use; updates data from deeds, plats, tax sales, condominium declarations, right-of-way deeds, and other legal instruments of transfer; subdivides and consolidates new and existing property drawings and records; creates various records to update property ownership information on the computer system; and initials all completed transactions.
 
Reads and analyzes complex legal documents; researches records in deed books, plats and correspondence; conducts more complicated research when dealing with difficult boundary issues such as when property crosses into multiple jurisdictions that have separate tax parcels for billing purposes; locating parcels and identifies parcel splits that were split and viewing a map of the result.
 
Accesses and utilizes various computer databases and software applications associated with ownership, tax district status, location, recent sales information, GIS applications, and other applications to assist general public and appraisal staff: utilizes pictometry to view aerial photos to determine placement of subdivision properties, boundary lines and existing parcels in the subdivision or townhomes; utilizes GIS to view parcel placement, to research possible mapping changes, to determine property boundary dimensions, to determine ownership, and research other property related questions; utilizes Blue Card and Plat Develop to create land packages. 

Complies data required for map preparation, including photographs, survey results, records, reports, plats, and original maps; verifies and updates information; downloads GPS survey results from portable data collection; identifies and researches other relevant available data sources; and compiles, enters and interprets data.
 
Provides information and technical assistance and support; provides information regarding mapping or related issues; provides technical support to system users; instructs staff members on use of GIS software and other software applications; provides information, researches problems, and initiates problem resolution.
 
Provides assistance and information to governmental officials and the general public; responds to written and telephone inquiries related to tax maps, property ownership, location, and dimensions.
 
Performs general office work as required, including but not limited to attending meetings, preparing reports and correspondence, compiling data for reports, entering computer data, copying and filing documents, answering the telephone, etc.
 
 
Additional Functions:
 
Performs other related duties as required.
 

Performance Aptitudes:
Data Utilization: Requires the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data.  Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships. 
Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others regarding the application of procedures and standards to specific situations.
Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.
Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.  May include counting, recording of counts, and basic measuring.
Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems; to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.
Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.

Other Requirements:
Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station.
Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals.  Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
Environmental Factors: Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

It is the policy of Fulton County that there will be equal opportunity for every citizen, employee and applicant, based upon merit without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, genetics, disability or sexual orientation.