[Amended 5-13-2008 by Ord. No. 086-08]
The Board of Assessors shall have charge of
the Assessing Department. The Board shall consist of three members.
The Mayor shall, in January of each year, subject to confirmation
by the Council, appoint one person to such office for the term of
three years. The Board of Assessors shall annually choose one of the
members of the Board of Assessors to serve as the Chair, who, in the
capacity as Chair, shall also serve in the Department of Finance and
Administration.
The Board of Assessors shall exercise all the
powers, duties and responsibilities vested in it by the General Laws
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any amendments thereof or
additions thereto.
[Amended 6-3-2014 by Ord. No. 100-2014]
Immediately after the annual appointment provided for in §
3-59 is made and the appointee has been duly qualified, the members shall organize and, as a Board, select a Chair and a Clerk.
The Mayor shall annually, subject to confirmation
by the Council, appoint such number of Assistant Assessors as the
Mayor may determine, who shall perform such duties as the Board of
Assessors may require.
[Amended 6-3-2014 by Ord. No. 100-2014]
Every person appointed as an Assessor or an
Assistant Assessor shall, before entering upon his or her duties,
take the oath prescribed by MGL c. 41, § 29.