[HISTORY: Adopted by the Clarkson Town Board as indicated
in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-28-2015 by L.L. No. 2-2015]
This article shall hereinafter be known and cited as "Local
Law to Change Assessment Grievance Day in the Town of Clarkson."
Pursuant to Article 5 of the New York State Real Property Tax
Law, the Town is required to have an annual Grievance Day for property
owners to grieve their assessment. Said law sets a statewide day of
the fourth Tuesday in May. The law also requires that the appointed
Sole Assessor be in attendance for Grievance Day. As of the enactment
of this article, Clarkson's Assessor also is the Sole Assessor
in the Town of Canandaigua in Ontario County. Being that it is not
possible for the Assessor to be in both places at once, the purpose
of this article is to change the Grievance Day in the Town of Clarkson.
This article is enacted pursuant to Article 5 of the Real Property
Tax Law; Article 2 of the Municipal Home Rule Law; and Article IX
of the New York State Constitution.
That the day for Grievance Day in the Town of Clarkson is established
as the day following the fourth Tuesday of May.
If any clause, sentence, phrase, paragraph or any part of this
article shall for any reason be adjudicated finally by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
impair or invalidate the remainder of this article but shall be confined
in its operation and effect to the clause, sentence, phrase, paragraph
or part thereof directly involved in the controversy or action in
which such judgment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared
to be the legislative intent that the remainder of this article would
have been adopted had any such provisions been excluded.
All local laws or parts of local laws inconsistent or in conflict
with this article are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict
or inconsistency.
This article shall become effective upon enactment and filing
with the Secretary of State.
