[Adopted 5-17-1993 as
Ch. 2.96 of the 1993 Code]
The Assessors shall meet on the first Monday in February, or
as soon thereafter as may be practical, and organize as a board. If
the Mayor has not appointed one of such Assessors Chairperson of the
Board in accordance with the provisions of Section 2, Chapter 216
of the Acts of 1900, then the Board shall choose by ballot one member
thereof Chairperson and the Assessor so chosen shall act as Chairperson
for the balance of the year.
The Assessors shall devote their whole time during the usual
hours of each business day of the year to the duties of their office.
A.
Appointment; term. The Assessors, during the month of September in
each year, shall appoint as Assistant Assessors such number of suitable
citizens as they deem necessary, and may remove them. Every such Assistant
Assessor shall hold office for the calendar year following his appointment
unless sooner removed, provided that, in case the Assessors fail to
appoint a successor to any such Assistant Assessor during the month
of September preceding the expiration of his term of office, he shall
continue to serve during the ensuing calendar year unless sooner removed.
B.
Duties. The Assistant Assessors shall perform such duties as may
be required of them by the Board of Assessors and shall devote such
time thereto as shall be necessary to enable them to reasonably and
properly perform the same and shall attend meetings of the Board and,
whenever requested by the Board, shall be in attendance at the office
of the Board of Assessors.
