Mapping Specialist This is an internal only posting for current Crow Wing County employees. The Mapping Specialist is a professional/technical position within the Land Services Department. The position is responsible for creating, modifying and maintaining a variety of data sets within the county Geographic Information System (GIS). This includes but is not limited to the parcel map, the E911 addressing program and other land related GIS layers. This position also provides assistance to Land Services staff with the development and maintenance of the Crow Wing County Land Services GIS datasets and applications. The position serves as a technical resource to staff, responding to inquiries on matters relating to property tax roll records related inquiries, ensuring compliance with departmental procedures. The position interacts frequently with internal and external contacts including state and municipal representatives, other department personnel and the public, requiring excellent customer service skills. Essential Duties & Responsibilities911 GIS Addressing: Maintains county 9-1-1 GIS system and Master Street Address Guide (MSAG) information including assignment of addresses and coordinates standard practices with city and township staff. Ensures the accuracy of GIS and MSAG address information, jurisdictional boundaries, street centerline information, street names, street ranges, community names, and/or other applicable information. Receives and processes new street names created in subdivisions of land for entry into applicable databases. GIS Parcel Mapping: Update parcel mapping to reflect changes relating to parcel splits, minor subdivisions, platted subdivisions, vacations, consolidations, annexations, detachments or taxing district reorganization utilizing ESRI GIS software. Customer Service: Respond to citizen inquiries in a professional and service oriented manner including communicating county department policies and activities to citizens, property owners, and stakeholders, such as lake associations, business and community groups, as well as to local officials and County Commissioners. Accountability: Organize time and activities to effectively achieve completion of assigned work and performance objectives as established by the office and through the annual performance appraisal including compliance with all department procedures, guidelines and policies. Staff Support: Serve as a resource and provide support to Land Services staff responding to questions pertaining to splits and consolidations, 911 addressing and property ownership. Special Projects and Other: Perform all other related assignments as required, including special projects, in a professional and effective manner. Examples are: Process transfer/split documents including verification of ownership and updating parcel records. Manage records retention to ensure accurate and timely retrieval and disposal and compliance with records retention schedules. Research transfer documents to resolve any discrepancies in legal descriptions or fee ownership on the property tax rolls and update accordingly to ensure the highest accuracy.
Minimum Qualifications:
Associate degree in GIS, geography, or closely related field or equivalent knowledge gained from related experience and/or education.
One or more years of work experience of similar nature and scope of responsibility.
ARCGIS Pro Foundation Certification at time of hire or obtain within 2 years.
Advanced proficiency of Microsoft software programs. (Word and Excel).Valid state issued driver's license.
Desirable Qualifications:
Knowledge of metes and bounds legal description and Minnesota Statutes concerning real estate transfers.
Knowledge in Tyler Technology tax system.
Knowledge of maps, records, drafting symbols, and survey materials.
Public Land Survey system: principles, fundamentals, trends, techniques, and structure including legal description mapping.
Work experience reading, interpreting, and drawing out property legal descriptions and using the Public Land Survey system.
Keep records of all property divisions, new plats, and parcel map edits.
Knowledge and experience working with ESRI GIS software and ESRI's Parcel Fabric solution and the techniques and methods of maintaining the Parcel Fabric.
Work experience with Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) system and Master Street Address Guide (MSAG) development and maintenance.
Ability to effectively apply and explain standard policies and working procedures.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, attorneys, realtors, abstractors, contractors other state/county employees and the general public.
Plan, implement, and administer policies, programs, and projects and monitor for efficiency and effectiveness.
Comprehend complex issues and express ideas clearly and concisely.
Benefits:
This summary is intended for general information purposes and does not represent the legal description of our benefit package. The summary plan descriptions, Crow Wing County personnel manual, or applicable labor contract contains more complete information and will prevail in the event of a discrepancy. View the Benefits Booklet for details on the benefit package. Compensation The county strives to be a market competitive employer with compensation rates that are externally competitive and internally equitable. Compensation rates are governed by the county pay matrix and applicable labor contract. Information regarding the county pay programs is available in the Human Resource Department. Paid Time Off (PTO) PTO benefit accrues at the rate of 21 days per year for the first 3 years for regular full-time staff and is pro-rated for regular part-time staff. Holidays The 12 calendar holidays that are observed by Crow Wing County are as follows: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, President's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day and Friday following, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Health Insurance Regular full-time employees and their dependents are eligible for group health insurance coverage, administered by Blue Cross Blue Shield. Eligibility begins on the first of the month following 30 days of employment. Regular part-time employees regularly scheduled 30 hours or more per week are eligible for health insurance coverage on a pro-rated basis. Dental Insurance Delta dental benefit is available to those participating in a health insurance plan. Calendar year annual maximum of $1000 per person. Life Insurance Regular full-time employees shall be provided a term life insurance policy of $50,000. Optional life insurance is available at the employee's expense. Short-Term Disability Regular full-time and part-time staff regularly scheduled at least 30 hours per week are eligible for short-term disability following 6 months of qualifying employment. Short-term disability payments begin on the first day following 14 consecutive calendar days of absence attributable to a qualifying disability. The plan provides income replacement of up to 50% of regular pay subject to a maximum limit of $1,000 per week. Long-Term Disability Regular full-time and part-time staff regularly scheduled at least 30 hours per week are eligible. Long term disability pays 50% of salary up to a maximum of $4,000 per month beginning on day 91 of total disability. The maximum benefits duration is up to the social security normal retirement date. Retirement Plan Retirement benefits are provided through the Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA). For more information on PERA visit their at www.mnpera.org.
