[Adopted 11-9-1993 by L.L. No. 3-1993]
This article shall be known as the "Schedule
of Fees for Provision of Certified Assessment Data and Additional
Verification of Assessment Information by Town Assessors" Local Law.
The Town Board of the Town of Gardiner hereby
acknowledges that certain requirements mandated by Rules and Regulations
of the New York State Board of Real Property Services will impose
substantial additional costs upon the municipality; that the certifications
and verifications required by the state rules are for the sole benefit
of the state agency and are not otherwise required for local assessment
purposes; that the state agency, pursuant to § 202 of the
Real Property Tax Law, is solely responsible for establishing state
equalization rates for each county, city, town and village; that § 202
of the Real Property Tax Law authorizes the state agency to obtain
information from local agencies for this purpose; and that the actual
costs incurred by the Town for certifications and additional verifications
of local assessment information should be paid by the state agency.
This article shall apply to the actual costs
incurred by the Town related to the certification of the local assessment
roll and the verification by local Assessor of real property data
which may have been collected by a different Assessor or by a contractor
authorized by the Town.
All requests for certification of local assessment
data and verification of real property data shall be made in writing
and accompanied by payment of the estimated costs of such service.
The local Assessor shall prepare the estimate of fee.
The fee to be charged shall include the actual
costs of such service, including time expended by local Assessors
and administrative staff, mileage, reproduction costs and any other
expenses to the Town directly associated with the request. The actual
costs of time expended shall be calculated at the current hourly wage
rate together with benefits for administrative staff together with
a proportional amount of the annual salary of the local Assessor.
The certified assessment information and verified
real property data provided to persons or agencies under this article
shall bear the raised Seal of the Town of Gardiner.
Nothing contained herein shall impose any additional
fee for the reproduction of existing local assessment information,
assessment rolls, or real property data ordinarily available for public
inspection at the office of the local Assessor.
