[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Coxsackie
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-9-1991 by L.L. No. 3-1991]
[1]
Editor's Note: This article supersedes former Ch. 6,
Assessor, adopted 6-1-1971 by L.L. No. 1-1971.
The Town of Coxsackie shall, on and after June 11, 1991, have
but one Assessor, which Assessor shall be appointed by the Town Board
of the Town of Coxsackie in accordance with § 310 of the
Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York.
The terms of office for the present three elected Assessors
and their successors for the Town of Coxsackie shall terminate on
June 11, 1991.
This chapter is subject to a permissive referendum in the manner
prescribed in § 24 of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the
State of New York.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: No petitions for referendum were filed.
This chapter is adopted in accordance with the provisions of
§ 328 of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York.
This chapter shall take effect 45 days after its adoption and
upon it being duly filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
[Adopted 12-28-2000 by L.L. No. 6-2000]
This article is enacted pursuant to § 579 of the Real
Property Tax Law of the State of New York.
A.
From
and after the effective date of this article and the adoption of this
article, the Town of Coxsackie, together with the Town of New Baltimore,
establish a coordinated assessment program and approve and jointly
enter into a municipal cooperative agreement, dated December 2000,
between said towns, pursuant to § 576 of the Real Property
Tax Law and Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law. Said agreement
is the type described in § 579(2)(b) of the Real Property
Tax Law as "Coordinated assessment programs without direct county
involvement."
B.
The
Supervisor of the Town of Coxsackie is hereby empowered to enter into
an agreement with the Town of New Baltimore pursuant to § 576
of the Real Property Tax Law, providing that one assessor shall be
appointed to hold the office of Assessor in all the participating
assessing units in the coordinated assessment program.
C.
Such
cooperative 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 boards.
D.
Upon
the expiration of the term of the appointed Assessor, or in the event
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.
E.
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.
F.
The
dates applicable to the assessment process in each participating assessing
unit, including taxable status date, and the date for the filing of
the tentative and final assessment rolls shall be the same for each
assessing unit participating in this coordinated assessment program.
