[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Fort
Plain 5-12-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Taxation — See Ch. 165.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was subject to permissive referendum,
and no valid petition requesting such referendum was filed as of 6-20-1998.
The intent of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Fort Plain is
to implement § 1402, Subdivision 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 chapter 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 Fort Plain.
On or after the effective date of this chapter, the Village of Fort
Plain shall cease to be an assessing unit.
The position of Assessor in the Village of Fort Plain is hereby abolished.
The Board of Assessment Review in the Village of Fort Plain is hereby
abolished.
On or after the effective date of this chapter, taxes in the Village
of Fort Plain shall be levied on a copy of the applicable part of the assessment
roll of the Town of Minden with the taxable status date of such town controlling
for village purposes.
Within five days of the effective date of this chapter, the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Fort Plain shall file a copy of such chapter with
the Clerk and Assessors of the Town of Minden and with the State Board of
Real Property Services.
