[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Sloan as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 12-3-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1994 (Ch. 3, Art. I, of
the 1989 Code)]
The intent of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sloan
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 now provided in the Village Law and
the Real Property Tax Law. It is also the intent of this article to
abolish the position of Assessor 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 Sloan.
On or after the effective date of this article, the Village
of Sloan shall cease to be an assessing unit.
The position of Assessor in the Village of Sloan is hereby abolished.
The Board of Assessment Review in the Village of Sloan is hereby
abolished.
On or after the effective date of this article, taxes in the
Village of Sloan shall be levied on a copy of the applicable part
of the assessment roll of the Town of Cheektowaga, 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 Sloan shall file a copy of such
article with the Clerk and Assessor of the Town of Cheektowaga 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 such article is subject
to permissive referendum, and the Village Clerk shall forthwith proceed
to notice such fact and conduct such referendum if required by petition.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: No valid petition requesting such referendum
having been filed, the article was deemed duly adopted 1-2-1994.
