Town of Marlborough, NY Chapter 4 Assessor

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Marlborough 6-10-1996 by L.L. No. 6-1996. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 4-1 Title.

This chapter shall be known as the "Law to Change the Position of Elective Assessors to a Single Appointed Position."

§ 4-2 Assessor to be appointed.

Effective as of July 26, 1996, a single Assessor shall be appointed by the Town Board, as provided in § 310 of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York, for a term of office not to exceed six years.

§ 4-3 Legislative authority.

This chapter is adopted pursuant to Real Property Tax Law § 328.

§ 4-4 Permissive referendum.

This chapter shall be subject to a permissive referendum and shall take effect 45 days after adoption by the Town Board, unless a petition shall be filed with the Town Clerk, in a manner prescribed in § 23 or 24 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, as the case may be, to protest against this chapter prior to the expiration of the forty-five-day period, and, in the event that such position in due form is filed, this chapter shall not be effective until approved by the voters at a general or a special election.

§ 4-5 Commencement of office; termination of existing offices.

The office of appointed Assessor shall commence on July 26, 1996, at which time the terms of office of all elective Assessors shall terminate, thereby repealing L.L. No. 3-1977 as Chapter 4 of the 1976 Code of the Town of Marlborough.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Former Ch. 4, L.L. No. 3-1977.

§ 4-6 When effective.

This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.