[Adopted 9-22-2009 by L.L. No. 7-2009]
The intent of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Quogue
is to implement § 1402(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 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 Quogue.
On or after the effective date of this article, the Village
of Quogue shall cease to be an assessing unit.
The Board of Assessors in the Village of Quogue is hereby abolished.
The Board of Assessment Review in the Village of Quogue is hereby
abolished.
On or after the effective date of this article, taxes in the
Village of Quogue shall be levied on a copy of the applicable part
of the assessment roll of the Town of Southampton, 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 Quogue shall file a copy of this
article with the Clerk and Assessor of the Town of Southampton and
with the State Board of Real Property Services.
This article shall take effect immediately upon filing with
the Secretary of State; provided, however, that this 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.