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This position may also research and process tax roll corrections and Board Letters, and provide backup to other departments as needed.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong><u>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS</u></strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Two (2) years of customer service and cashiering experience that includes assisting the public, collecting, processing, balancing, depositing, researching, reporting, and reconciling cash payments; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong><u>ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS</u></strong></p>\n<ul>\n <li>Collects and processes all tax receipts, including tax prepayments, current tax payments, cashing checks, delinquent tax payments, and May Tax Sale Collections to ensure timely receipts.</li>\n <li>Collects and processes all tax receipts for the Assessor’s office for mobile home payments and business personal property tax payments to ensure timely receipts. 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