[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Washington 12-14-2006 by L.L. No. 2-2006. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Local Law No. 1 of 2006, establishing the appointed office of
Sole Assessor in the Town of Washington, is hereby repealed due to
a substantive error within its text that may render the law void ab
initio.
It is the purpose of this chapter to abolish the three elected
offices of assessor in the Town of Washington (also known as "board
of assessors" or "board of elected assessors") and to establish the
office of Sole Assessor for the Town of Washington, which shall be
an appointed position pursuant to New York Real Property Tax Law § 328.
The three elected offices of assessor in the Town of Washington
shall be abolished as of midnight on December 31, 2006.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The Town Board of the Town of Washington shall appoint an individual
to the office of Sole Assessor who is able to demonstrate satisfaction
of the minimum qualification standards for appointed assessors as
established by the State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance. The
first term of the office of Sole Assessor shall commence on January
1, 2007, and will continue until September 30, 2007. The aforesaid
expiration date is in accordance with Real Property Tax Law § 310,
Subdivision 2.
In accordance with Real Property Tax Law § 310, Subdivision
2, subsequent terms of office of the Sole Assessor shall be for a
period of six years, commencing on the first day of October.
This chapter shall be effective immediately upon its filing
with the Secretary of State, State of New York, pursuant to § 27
of the Municipal Home Rule Law.
