Is anyone fimiliar with Assessment & Property Tax in California?

I am looking to relocate from CT to California. In CT property tax is done through the Assessor's Offices. I have been doing this for over 10 years. I want to pick up out there where I am now. I am in the process of getting certified here as an Assessor and would like to know what the qualifications are in California to be an Assessor. Does anyone have any useful info on assessment practices in California?

Answers:
Each county in CA has a County Assessor. While they are regulated in their practices I do not believe that the individual employees are licensed. The following link will take you to one of the smaller county assessor's offices. From their web page you can get to several other counties.
Their phone number is 530-666-8135 call and talk to someone
http://www.yolocounty.org/org/assessor/...
California is strongly influenced by proposition 13 which limits property taxes to 1% of the value of a property. The value is determined by the sales price and properties are only revalued at time of sale. There are some extra taxes that may be added on but they are usually either from voted indebtedness such as bond measures. The assessor does not go out and reevaluate property annually as they do in some states. The assessors office is primarily one of bookkeeping, sending out bills and collecting tax revenues.

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