S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8020
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 27, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the village law, in relation to the position of assessor
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 3-301 of the
village law, as amended by chapter 735 of the laws of 1983, is amended
to read as follows:
b. assessor or assessors, provided, however, that the board of trus-
tees by resolution or local law may consolidate the offices of clerk,
treasurer, and assessor or any two of such offices AND FURTHER PROVIDED
THAT IF THE POSITION OF ASSESSOR EXISTS AT THE TOWN LEVEL IN WHICH SUCH
VILLAGE IS LOCATED, THERE SHALL BE NO ASSESSOR FOR SUCH VILLAGE. The
board of trustees may also determine, by local law or resolution, that
such board of trustees shall act as the board of assessors or may
appoint such board from their members. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this paragraph, a village which has enacted a local law as
provided in subdivision three of section fourteen hundred two of the
real property tax law shall not have an assessor or assessors in any
year in which such local law is in effect.
S 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11572-02-1