[Adopted 11-10-2005 by L.L. No. 2-2005]
It is the intent of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Laurel Hollow
to implement § 1402, Subdivision 3, of the Real Property Tax Law
providing for the voluntary termination of the Village's status as an
assessing unit, as provided in the Village Law and the Real Property Tax Law.
It is also the intent of this article to abolish the position of 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 Laurel Hollow.
On and after the effective date of this article, the Village of Laurel
Hollow shall cease to be an assessing unit.
The Board of Assessors in the Village is hereby abolished.
The Board of Assessment Review in the Village of Laurel Hollow is hereby
abolished.
On or after the effective date of this article, taxes in the Village
of Laurel Hollow shall be levied on a copy of the applicable part of the assessment
roll of the County of Nassau with the taxable status date of such county controlling
for Village purposes.
Within five days of the effective date of this article, the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Laurel Hollow shall file a copy of such article
with the County Clerk and the Board of Assessors of the County of Nassau and
with the State Board of Real Property Services.
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 Clerk is directed to forthwith proceed to give
notice of such fact and conduct such referendum if required by petition as
provided by law.