[Adopted 6-10-2019 by L.L. No. 6-2019]
The Office of Receiver of Taxes and Assessments for the Town
of Salina is abolished effective on or before September 3, 2019, and
shall cease to exist on that day.
The powers and duties of the Office of Receiver of Taxes and
Assessments, as set forth in Town Law § 37, shall be transferred
to the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Salina.
To the extent necessary under Municipal Home Rule Law, this
article is intended to supersede, in part, the provisions of § 37
of the Town Law, which creates the position of Receiver of Taxes and
Assessments.
A.
Pursuant to Section 23 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, the enactment
of this article shall be subject to mandatory referendum to the Town
of Salina voters approving in the affirmative the following proposition:
"Shall the Town of Salina abolish the office of Receiver of
Taxes and Assessments in the Town of Salina effective on September
3, 2019, and transfer the powers and duties of the office to the office
of the Town Clerk of the Town of Salina."
B.
The referendum will occur on August 13, 2019. Voting will take place
only at the Salina Town Hall, 201 School Road, Liverpool, New York,
between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. using paper ballots
and locked ballot box. Vote totals will be counted by election inspectors
and certified immediately after voting ends. Absentee ballots will
be available for all eligible voters. Public notice of the referendum
will be made in accordance with law.
This article shall take effect upon the filing with the Secretary
of State and subject to mandatory referendum.
