The Commissioner of Finance shall conduct the sale of all bonds
pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, and shall keep
a record of all indebtedness, bonded or otherwise, of the County.
The Commissioner of Finance shall prepare and submit to the
County Executive annually, on such date and on such forms as the County
Executive may prescribe, such information as may be required in the
preparation of the tentative County budget.
The Commissioner of Finance shall have custody of all insurance
policies, surety bonds, deeds to County property and such other instruments
as the County Executive may direct. Except as otherwise provided by
law, he/she shall file and maintain as public records all original
instruments pertaining to real estate and duplicates of all other
documents executed, issued or received for the County by any officer
or unit thereof; provided, however, that upon the sale of any real
estate of the County, the documents relating thereto may be transferred
to the purchaser.
The Commissioner of Finance shall make and file with the Comptroller,
as the Comptroller shall require, regular statements of all funds
and moneys received and disbursed, of whatever name or nature.
The Commissioner of Finance shall, on or before the 15th day
of September, submit to the County Executive the proposed County tax
equalization rates and any other information which the County Executive
shall request in connection therewith.
The Commissioner of Finance shall perform, or cause to be performed,
all duties in relation to ascertaining, spreading, entering and extending
taxes levied by the County Legislature for all state, County, town
and special district purposes, and including the preparation of tax
rolls and the issuance of tax bills for such taxes. Nothing herein
shall be construed to affect the power of the Cities of Poughkeepsie
and Beacon to levy and collect state and County taxes on all taxable
property within said cities, pursuant to law.
The Commissioner of Finance, and such of his/her deputies, officers
and employees as the County Legislature or the County Executive shall
require, shall give a surety bond to the County in a sum fixed by
the County Legislature conditioned for the faithful performance of
his/her duties. Such bond shall be approved as to form by the County
Attorney and as to sufficiency of surety by the County Executive,
and shall be filed with the County Clerk. It shall be a charge on
the County.
The Seal of the County of Dutchess shall be the Seal of the
Commissioner of Finance. Such Seal shall be used for all authorized
and required purposes.
[Added 12-7-2010 by L.L.
No. 3-2011]
(a) There shall be within the Department of Finance an independent Division
of Real Property Tax Services under the direction of a Deputy Commissioner
of Finance/Director of Real Property Tax Services. The qualifications
of the Deputy Commissioner of Finance/Director of Real Property Tax
Services shall conform to those prescribed by the State of New York
for county directors of real property tax service agencies pursuant
to Article 15-A, § 1530 of the New York State Real Property
Tax Law. The Deputy Commissioner of Finance/Director of Real Property
Tax Services shall be appointed by the County Executive for a term
of six years.
(b) The Deputy Commissioner of Finance/Director of Real Property Tax
Services shall have all of the powers and perform all of the duties
conferred or imposed by Article 15-A of the Real Property Tax Law,
including but not limited to the extension of real estate taxes, the
issuance of tax bills, the maintenance of County assessment records,
the submission to the County Executive of tax equalization rates and
the rendering of assistance to assessors throughout the County in
the performance of their responsibilities, and shall perform such
other and related duties required by the County Executive or County
Legislature.