1984 – No.5 – Relating To The Termination Of A Village’s Status As An Assessing Unit For Village Real Property Tax Purposes
Section 1. Legislative intent. The intent of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sackets Harbor is to implement section 1402(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. It is also the intent of this local law to abolish the position of Board or 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 Sackets Harbor.
Section 2. On or after the effective date of this local law, the Village of Sackets Harbor shall cease to be an assessing unit.
Section 3. The position of Board of Assessors in the Village of Sackets Harbor is hereby abolished.
Section 4. The Board of Assessment Review in the Village of Sackets Harbor is hereby abolished.
Section 5. On of after the effective date of this local law, taxes in the Village of Sackets Harbor shall be levied on a copy of the applicable part of the assessment roll of the Town of Hounsfield with the taxable status date of such Town controlling for village purposes.
Section 6. Within five days of the effective date of this local law, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sackets Harbor shall file a copy of such law with the Clerk and Assessor of the Town of Hounsfield and with the State Board of Equalization and Assessment.
Section 7. This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.