The intent of the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Hammondsport 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 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 Hammondsport.
On or after the effective date of this article,
the Village of Hammondsport shall cease to be an assessing unit.
The position of Assessor in the Village of Hammondsport
is hereby abolished.
The Board of Assessment Review in the Village
of Hammondsport is hereby abolished.
On or after the effective date of this article,
taxes in the Village of Hammondsport shall be levied on a copy of
the applicable part of the assessment roll of the Town of Urbana 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 Hammondsport shall
file a copy of such Article with the Clerk and Assessor (or Board
of Assessors) of the Town of Urbana and with the State Board of Equalization
and Assessment.
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 shall forthwith proceed to notice
such fact and conduct such referendum if required by petition.