[HISTORY: Adopted Orangetown Town Board 5-11-1971 as Local Law
No. 4, 1971. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Orangetown as
follows:
A.
Pursuant
to the authority granted in Article 15A, the Office of Assessor is
hereby established together with all of the rights, privileges, powers
and duties as set forth in the said Article 15A.
B.
The
term of Office of Assessor shall be six years and the term of office
of the first appointee shall commence on October 1, 1971, and each
subsequent appointment shall be for a six-year term.
C.
The
position of Assessor shall be in the classified service and shall
be in the noncompetitive class.
D.
All
training qualifications and standards of Assessor shall be as designated
in said Article 15A.
Pursuant to the authority granted in Article 15A, the Town Board,
by resolution, may establish the position of Acting Assessor. Such
Acting Assessor shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of
the Assessor. During the absence, inability or refusal of the Assessor
to act, the Acting Assessor is vested with all the power and shall
perform all the duties as Assessor, all as prescribed in said Article
15A, together with the training qualifications and standards as designated
therein.
A.
Pursuant
to the authority granted in Article 15A, there is hereby designated
a Board of Assessment Review, which shall be comprised of five members
appointed by the Town Board and which members shall have a knowledge
of property values in the Town of Orangetown. A majority of such Board
shall consist of members who are not officers or employees of the
Town. All said members shall serve for a period of five years, except
that of the two additional appointees, one of such appointments shall
be for a term expiring September 30, 1975, and the other for a term
expiring September 30, 1978.
[Amended 6-23-1975 by L.L. No. 5, 1975]
B.
Said
Board of Assessment Review is vested with all the powers and shall
perform all of the duties of a Board of Assessment Review as provided
for in said Article 15A.
A tentative assessment roll, notice of completion thereof, examination
thereof and the hearing and filing of complaints with respect to assessments
shall be complied with pursuant to Article 15A.
This local law is adopted to implement said Article 15A and
is not in limitation or modification thereof. All applicable provisions
of said Article 15A now or hereafter adopted are hereby incorporated
herein.
This local law shall become effective October 1, 1971, or as
otherwise provided in Article 15A.