[Adopted 7-18-1983 by L.L. No. 2-1983 as
Ch. I, Art. II, Div. 11, of the 1983 Code]
By virtue of the authority conferred by Chapter
300 of the Laws of 1921, it is hereby ordered and directed that the
office of Assessor be and hereby is abolished and a Department of
Assessment and Taxation be and hereby is created and established in
place of the Board of Assessors.
Said Department of Assessment and Taxation shall
be organized in accordance with the provisions of said Chapter 300
of the Laws of 1921.
[Amended 3-2-1998 by Ord. No. 8.21.98]
A.
There is hereby created a Board of Assessment Review
pursuant to Article 5 of the Real Property Tax Law to hear and determine
complaints in relation to assessments, having all the powers and duties
imposed by law on boards of review by the Real Property Tax Law and
by any other law, consisting of five members, a majority of whom shall
not be officers or employees of the City of Albany, and excluding
the Assessor and any member of his/her staff from appointment to this
Board.
B.
The members constituting such Board first appointed
shall hold office for the following terms and until their successors
are appointed; one for the term of one year; one for the term of three
years; and one for the term of five years. All vacancies occurring
in the Board shall be filled for the unexpired term of the person
for whom such vacancy occurred, unless the vacancy is by reason of
the expiration of the term, then in that event the successor shall
be appointed for a term of five years.
