[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Solvay 8-27-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Taxation — See Ch. 144.
The intent of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Solvay
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 and/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 Solvay.
On or after the effective date of this chapter, the Village
of Solvay shall cease to be an assessing unit.
The position of Assessor in the Village of Solvay is hereby
abolished.
The Board of Assessment Review in the Village of Solvay is hereby
abolished.
On or after the effective date of this chapter, taxes in the
Village of Solvay shall be levied on a copy of the applicable part
of the assessment roll of the Town of Geddes 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 Solvay shall file a copy of such
chapter with the Clerk and Assessor of the Town of Geddes and with
the State Board of Real Property Services.
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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: This chapter was subject to permissive
referendum, and no valid petition requesting such referendum was filed
as of 9-26-1996 in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
