[Adopted 3-5-1984 by L.L. No. 2-1984]
A.
The intent of the Board of Trustees of the Village
of North Haven is to implement § 1402, Subdivision 3, of
the Real Property Tax Law providing for the voluntary termination
of the Village's status as an assessing unit, as now provided in the
Village Law and the Real Property Tax Law.
B.
It is also the intent of this article to abolish the
position of Board of Assessors 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 North Haven.
On or after the effective date of this article,
the Village of North Haven shall cease to be an assessing unit.
The Board of Assessors in the Village of North
Haven is hereby abolished.
The Board of Assessment Review in the Village
of North Haven is hereby abolished.
On or after the effective date of this article,
taxes in the Village of North Haven shall be levied on a copy of the
applicable part of the assessment roll of the Town of Southampton
with the taxable status date of such town controlling for Village
purposes.
Within five days of the effective date of this
article, the Board of Trustees of the Village of North Haven shall
file a copy of such article with the Clerk and Assessor of the Town
of Southampton and with the State Board of Equalization and Assessment.
This article shall take effect immediately upon
filing with the Secretary of State; provided, however, that such article
is subject to a permissive referendum, and the Village Clerk shall
forthwith proceed to notice such fact and conduct such referendum
if required by petition.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: No referendum was requested
by petition.
