[Adopted 5-6-1985 by L.L. No. 1-1985 (Ch.
28, Art. I, of the 1970 Code)]
The intent of the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Fair Haven is to implement Subdivision 3 of § 1402 of
the Real Property Tax Law providing for the voluntary termination
of the Village's status as an assessing unit, as now provided in the
Village Law and the Real Property Tax Law. It is also the intent of
this article to abolish the position of Assessor (or Board of Assessors)
and to terminate any and all responsibility as provided by law for
the review of the assessments of real property located within the
Village of Fair Haven.
On or after the effective date of this article,
the Village of Fair Haven shall cease to be an assessing unit.
The position of Assessor in the Village of Fair
Haven is hereby abolished.
The Board of Assessment Review in the Village
of Fair Haven is hereby abolished.
On or after the effective date of this article,
taxes in the Village of Fair Haven shall be levied on a copy of the
applicable part of the assessment roll of the Town of Sterling with
the taxable status date of such town controlling for Village purposes.
Within five days of the effective date of this
article, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Fair Haven shall
file a copy of such article with the Clerk and Assessor (or Board
of Assessors) of the Town of Sterling and with the State Board of
Equalization and Assessment.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Now the State Board of Real
Property Services, pursuant to L. 1994, c. 385.
This article shall take effect immediately upon
filing with the Secretary of State; provided, however, that such article
is subject to a permissive referendum, and the Village of Fair Haven
shall forthwith proceed to give notice of such fact and conduct such
referendum if required by petition.
