[Adopted 4-4-1988 by L.L. No. 2-1988
(Ch. 10 of the 1974 Code)]
The Village of Angola, New York, is hereby authorized to assess all
property owners in the Village of Angola, New York, on an annual basis, a
sum to be determined by the Village Board of Trustees for the purposes of
providing refuse, garbage and waste material collection and disposal thereof
in the Village of Angola, New York.
The annual assessment shall be added to the Village tax bill and shall
be mailed annually to those receiving and being provided refuse, garbage and
waste material collection.
The annual assessment levied by the Village shall be based upon a per-unit
basis. A "unit" shall be defined as a single-family residence or a single
commercial, industrial, fraternal, or institutional unit. All multiple dwellings
shall be assessed according to the number of apartments therein. Each apartment
therein shall constitute a unit.
The initial annual assessment shall be determined by the Village Board
for each unit and shall remain constant hereafter unless increased by a vote
of the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees is hereby authorized to provide such collection
services for the residents of the Village as will be from time to time required,
including the right to contract with private refuse and garbage collection
companies for the purpose of consistent periodic garbage and refuse collection.
[Adopted 10-2-2006 by L.L.
No. 3-2006]
The intent of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Angola is to implement
§ 1402(3) of the Real Property Tax Law, providing for the voluntary
termination of the Village'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 article
to abolish the position of Assessor (or Board of Assessors) 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 Angola.
On or after the effective date of this article, the Village of Angola
shall cease to be an assessing unit.
The position of Assessor in the Village of Angola is hereby abolished.
The Board of Assessment Review in the Village of Angola is hereby abolished.
On or after the effective date of this article, taxes in the Village
of Angola shall be levied on a copy of the applicable part of the assessment
roll of the Town of Evans of the County of Erie, with the taxable status date
of such Town controlling for Village purposes.
Within five days of the effective date of this article, the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Angola shall file a copy of such article with the
Clerk and Assessor (or Board of Assessors) of the County of Erie and with
the State Board of Real Property Services.
This article shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary
of State; provided, however, that such article is subject to a permissive
referendum; and the Village Clerk shall forthwith proceed to notice such fact
and conduct such referendum if required by petition.