[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Fishkill 4-18-2005
by L.L. No. 2-2005. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Taxation — See Ch. 147.
The intent of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Fishkill is to
implement § 1402 (3) of the Real Property Tax Law, providing for
the voluntary termination of the Village of Fishkill'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 to
terminate any and all responsibility as provided by law for the review of
the assessments of real property located within the Village of Fishkill.
On or after the effective date of this chapter, the Village of Fishkill
shall cease to be an assessing unit.
On or after the effective date of this chapter, the position of Assessor
in the Village of Fishkill is hereby abolished.
On or after the effective date of this chapter, the Board of Assessment
Review in the Village of Fishkill is hereby abolished.
On or after the effective date of this chapter, taxes in the Village
of Fishkill shall be levied on a copy of the applicable part of the assessment
roll of the Town of Fishkill or County of Dutchess, with the taxable status
date of such town or county controlling for Village purposes.
Within five days of the effective date of this chapter, the Village
Clerk of the Village of Fishkill shall file a copy of such chapter with the
Clerk and Assessor of the Town of Fishkill or County of Dutchess and with
the State Office of Real Property Services.
This chapter is enacted subject to a permissive referendum, and the
Clerk of the Village of Fishkill shall forthwith proceed to notice such fact
and conduct such referendum, if required by petition.
This chapter shall take effect on May 31, 2007.
