[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Chatham 5-23-2013 by L.L. No.
2-2013. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Taxation — See Ch. 94.
The intent of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Chatham
is to implement § 1402(3) of the Real Property Tax Law providing
the voluntary termination of the Village's status as an assessing
unit, as provided in the Village and Real Property Tax Laws. It is
also the intent of this chapter to abolish the position of Assessor
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 Chatham.
On or after the effective date of this chapter, the Village
of Chatham shall cease to be an assessing unit.
The position of Assessor of the Village of Chatham is hereby
abolished.
The Board of Assessment Review in the Village of Chatham is
hereby abolished.
On or after the effective date of this chapter, the taxes in
the Village of Chatham shall be levied on a copy of the applicable
part of the assessment roll of the Town of Ghent and Town of Chatham
with the taxable status 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 Chatham shall file a copy of such
chapter with the Clerk and the Assessor of the Town of Ghent and Town
of Chatham and with the New York State Board of Equalization and Assessment.
