Ken Joyner

About Ken Joyner

Responsible for the appraisal and assessment of all taxable real and personal property in…

Experience

1. Assessor

   Mecklenburg County

   Oct 2013 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   To direct, lead, coordinate and facilitate the activities of real property appraisal, personal property appraisal, motor vehicle valuation, business property appraisal, and auditing; • To provide direction, leadership and guidance to division managers, review performance, direct county personnel policy compliance within department, ensure that personnel policies are understood and manage department staff;• To provide competent financial advice to senior managers and BOCC, develop economic budget forecasts, prepare annual tax and levy certifications; • To coordinate with other organizations on issues related to property assessments, act as a liaison to the County Executive Team and other agencies; • To manage the internal and external communications and serve as primary communicator of records, policy, procedure, goals and objective of the Assessor’s Office;• Present assessment program to general public, organized neighborhoods, civic, service and professional organizations, state and local governmental officials, business leaders of the community and corporate property tax representatives;• Promptly respond to personal, telephone, and written inquiries by providing information to the public on the methods and procedures used by Mecklenburg County to assess all kinds of real and personal property. Provide information on appeal procedures to taxpayers wishing to appeal property assessments;• Discuss, in person and via telephone, with representatives of major commercial and industrial properties, the methods and procedures used to assess specific properties. Review requests for lower assessments and attempt to reach agreement concerning proper assessments;• Recommend legislation to the BOCC relating to property assessment at local and State level;• Prepare departmental budget recommendations to the Assistant County Manager, including evaluating current personnel and determining projected goals;

Skills

• Program Management
• Local Government
• Research
• Strategic Planning
• Budgets
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Microsoft Office
• Team Building
• Management
• Fundraising
• Teaching
• Data Analysis
• Tax
• Public Speaking
• Training
• Policy
• Appraisals
• Auditing
• Public Policy
• Spss
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Higher Education
• Reappraisal
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Public Administration
• Leadership
• Financial Analysis
• Real Estate
• Policy Analysis
• Public Relations
• Statistics
• Project Planning
• Analysis
• Government
• Nonprofits