[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Montgomery 11-20-1990 by L.L. No. 5-1990. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The intent of the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Montgomery 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 chapter
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
Montgomery.
On or after the effective date of this chapter,
the Village of Montgomery shall cease to be an assessing unit.
The position of Assessor in the Village of Montgomery
is hereby abolished.
The Board of Assessment Review in the Village
of Montgomery is hereby abolished.
On or after the effective date of this chapter,
taxes in the Village of Montgomery shall be levied on a copy of the
applicable part of the assessment roll of the Town of Montgomery with
the taxable status date of such town controlling for Village purposes.
Within five days of the effective date of this
chapter, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Montgomery shall
file a copy of such chapter with the Clerk and Assessor of the Town
of Montgomery and with the State Board of Equalization and Assessment.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon
filing with the Secretary of State; provided, however, that such chapter
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.
