Town of Rockland, MA Article I Board of Assessors

[Adopted 6-7-1993 ATM, Art. 5 (Article VII of the 1993 General Bylaws)]

§ 13-1 Membership.

There shall be a Board of Assessors consisting of three members, each elected for a three-year term, who shall choose a chairman and shall act by majority vote. (Charter § C-2.06A)

§ 13-2 Powers and duties.

A. The Board of Assessors shall have all of the powers and duties conferred upon it by the Charter, the Town bylaws, votes of Town Meetings, and the General Laws of the Commonwealth. (Charter § C-2.06B)

B. The Board of Assessors shall appoint an Appraiser and an Assistant Assessor, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The duties of the Appraiser and the Assistant Assessor shall be such as may be legally conferred upon them by the Board. (Charter § C-2.06C)

C. The Assessors shall publish periodically for public distribution, at a price not in excess of the actual per copy cost of publication, a list of the valuations fixed by them on real estate. This section shall not be construed as to require the Assessors to prepare such publications until the Town appropriates funds to meet the cost thereof, but the Assessors shall annually include in their budget a request for an appropriation for the purpose until the first publication and thereafter they shall be required to request an appropriation so that they may provide publication at ten-year intervals or as soon thereafter as the Town may provide the funds.