[Adopted 5-6-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
This article is enacted pursuant to § 579 of the Real
Property Tax Law.
A.
The
Supervisor of the Town of Pompey is hereby empowered to enter into
an agreement with the Town of Fabius pursuant to § 576 of
the Real Property Tax Law, providing that one Assessor shall be appointed
to hold the office of Assessor in all participating assessing units
in the coordinated assessment program.
B.
Such
a coordinated assessment agreement shall provide for the joint conduct
of interviews of persons seeking the office of Assessor, and that
the appointment of the Assessor must be approved by a majority of
each participating assessing unit's Town Board. In addition,
the agreement shall provide for the compensation of the Assessor.
Each Town shall enter into its own financial agreement with the appointed
Assessor.
C.
Upon
the expiration of the term of the appointed Assessor, or in the event
that the Assessor so appointed resigns or is otherwise unable to remain
in office, one individual shall be appointed to succeed him or her
in all the participating assessing units.
D.
Effective
with the first assessment roll produced in cooperation with the other
participating assessing units in the coordinated assessment program,
all real property shall be assessed at the same uniform percentage
of value in each assessing unit participating in the coordinated assessment
program throughout the term of this cooperative assessment agreement.
E.
The
dates applicable to the assessment process in each participating assessing
unit, including taxable status date, and the dates for the filing
of the tentative and the final assessment rolls shall be the same
for each assessing unit participating in this coordinated assessment
program.
