[Adopted 8-6-1990 by L.L. No. 3-1990]
The intent of the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Westfield is 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 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
Westfield.
On or after the effective date of this article,
the Village of Westfield shall cease to be an assessing unit.
The position of Assessor in the Village of Westfield
is hereby abolished.
The Board of Assessment review in the Village
of Westfield is hereby abolished.
On or after the effective date of this article,
taxes in the Village of Westfield shall be levied on a copy of the
applicable part of the assessment roll of the Town of Westfield, with
the taxable status date of such town controlling for the Village purposes.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 6, which immediately
followed this section, regarding filing a copy of this local law,
was deleted 10-30-1995 by L.L. No. 5-1995.
