[Adopted 6-20-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996]
The Town of Stillwater shall on and after January
1, 1997, have but one Assessor, which Assessor shall be appointed
by the Town Board of the Town of Stillwater in accordance with § 310
of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York.
The terms of office for the present three elected
Assessors and their successors for the Town of Stillwater shall terminate
on January 1, 1997.
This article is subject to a permissive referendum
in the manner prescribed in § 24 of the Municipal Home Rule
Law of the State of New York.
This article is adopted in accordance with the
provision of § 328 of the Real Property Tax Law of the State
of New York.
This article shall take effect 45 days after
its adoption and upon it being duly filed in the Office of the Secretary
of State.
[Adopted 5-10-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007]
This article shall be known as the "Town of
Stillwater Alternate Grievance Day Act."
The purpose of this article is to establish
an alternate date for the annual meeting of the Board of Assessment
Review of the Town of Stillwater in any year in which the Assessor
is employed by one or more assessing units in addition to the Town
of Stillwater.
This article is enacted pursuant to the authority
granted by Subdivision 1-a of § 512 of the New York State
Real Property Tax Law.
Terms in this article shall have the same definition
as those terms are defined in the New York State Real Property Tax
Law.
Commencing with the tentative assessment roll
for 2007, the meeting of the Board of Assessment Review for the Town
of Stillwater shall take place on the first Thursday following the
fourth Tuesday in May and for such additional days as the Board deems
necessary to hear complaints in relation to tentative assessments.
If any part or provision of this article is
inconsistent with any federal and state statute, law, rule or regulation,
then such statute, law, rule or regulation shall prevail.
This article shall take effect upon enactment
and filing with the New York State Secretary of State and the New
York State Board of Real Property Services.