The purpose of this chapter is to abolish the office of the three elected
Town Assessors and, in their stead and place, create the office of single
appointive Town Assessor.
This chapter is enacted pursuant to §§ 310, 328, and
330 of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York and § 20
of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York.
The Town Board of the Town of Brant hereby declares that effective February
1, 2003, such date being more than 45 days after adoption of this chapter,
the three offices of elected Town Assessor are abolished and, in their stead
and place, the office of single appointive Town Assessor is hereby created.
The single appointed Town Assessor shall be appointed by the Town Board
of the Town of Brant for a term commencing February 1, 2003, and terminating
September 30, 2007, and each appointee thereafter shall hold office for a
six-year term commencing on the first day of October in year one of said term
and terminating on the 30th day of September of year six of said term.
The office of single appointive Assessor shall be a part-time office
and shall be in the classified service of the Civil Service Law notwithstanding
the provision of Subdivision E of § 35 of the Civil Service Law.