[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger as indicated
in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 9-25-2006 by L.L. No. 8-2006]
From and after the adoption and effective date of this article, the
Town of Wappinger, together with the Town of Fishkill, shall establish a coordinated
assessment program (CAP) and approve and jointly enter into a municipal cooperative
agreement between said Towns pursuant to §§ 576 and 579 of
the Real Property Tax Law and Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law. Said
agreement is the type described in § 579, Subdivision 2(b), of the
Real Property Tax Law as "coordinated assessment programs without direct county
involvement."
A.Â
The Supervisor of the Town of Wappinger is hereby empowered
to enter into an agreement with the Town of Fishkill pursuant to §§ 576
and 579 of the Real Property Tax Law, providing that one Assessor shall be
appointed to hold the office of Assessor in all the participating assessing
units in the coordinated assessment program.
B.Â
Such cooperative assessment agreement shall provide for
the joint conduct of interviews of persons seeking the office of Assessor
and that the appointment of the Assessor must be approved by a majority of
each participating assessing unit's Town Boards.
C.Â
Upon the expiration of the term of the appointed Assessor
or in the event the Assessor so appointed resigns or is otherwise unable to
remain in office, one individual shall be appointed to succeed him or her.
A.Â
Effective with the first assessment roll produced pursuant
to the coordinated assessment program (CAP), all real property shall be assessed
at the same uniform percentage of value in each assessing unit participating
in the coordinated assessment program throughout the term of this cooperative
assessment agreement.
B.Â
The date applicable to the assessment process in each
Town, including taxable status date, and the date for the filing of the tentative
and final assessment rolls shall be the same for each Town.
[Adopted 9-25-2006 by L.L. No. 9-2006[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also stated that it shall become
effective upon confirmation that both the Town of Wappinger and the Town of
Fishkill have enacted legislation authorizing their participation in a coordinated
assessment program pursuant to § 579 of the Real Property Tax Law
and Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law and after execution by both municipalities
entering into a coordinated assessment agreement.
The Town Board has agreed to enter into a coordinated assessment program
with the Town of Fishkill pursuant to § 579 of the Real Property
Tax Law and Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law. The coordinated assessment
program with the Town of Fishkill will result in both municipalities having
one Assessor who will perform the assessing functions of both Towns. Pursuant
to § 512 of the Real Property Tax Law, the governing body of an
assessing unit which employs an Assessor who is also at the same time employed
by another assessing unit may adopt a local law establishing a date for the
meetings of the Board of Assessment Review other than the fourth Tuesday in
May of each year. It is the intention of the Town Board to adopt a local law
changing the date the Board of Assessment Review shall meet to hear complaints
in relation to assessments to the first Thursday following the fourth Tuesday
in May.
Pursuant to the authority set forth in § 512 of the Real Property
Tax Law, the Town Board hereby establishes the date for meetings of the Board
of Assessment Review as the first Thursday following the fourth Tuesday of
May in each year, as the date such Board shall meet to hear complaints in
relation to assessments.
The Town Clerk is directed to file a copy of this article with the State
Board as required by law within five days after its effective date.
