[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Collins
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Taxation — See Ch. 274.
[Adopted 8-16-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
The title of this article is "A Local Law to Establish the Office
of Single Appointed Assessor Pursuant to Real Property Tax Law § 328."
This article is adopted pursuant to Real Property Tax Law § 328.
It is the intent of this article to abolish the board of three
elected Assessors in the Town of Collins and to substitute therefor
a single appointed Assessor to be appointed pursuant to Real Property
Tax Law § 310.
A.
The offices of the three elected Assessors as previously established
and continued by the Town of Collins are hereby abolished. The terms
of office of the board of three elected Assessors shall terminate
on December 31 of the year in which this article shall take effect.
B.
In the place and stead of the board of three elected Assessors, the
Town of Collins shall have one single Assessor to be appointed by
the Town Board of the Town of Collins.
This article shall take effect December 31, 2010.
[Adopted 5-20-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
The State of New York has granted the governing body of an assessing
unit that employs an Assessor who is at the same time employed by
another assessing unit the power and authority to establish a date
for the meetings of the Board of Assessment Review other than that
provided by state law.
The Board of Assessment Review for the Town of Collins shall
meet on the first Wednesday after the fourth Tuesday in May of each
year and thereafter as may be necessary to discharge its duties.
