VILLAGE
OF ORISKANY FALLS
LOCAL
LAW #1 “ASSESSING UNIT STATUS” OF 2003
ADOPTED:
February 18, 2003
Section
1.
Legislative intent. The intent of the
Board of trustees of the Village of Oriskany Falls 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 positions of Assessor and Board of Assessors and to terminate all
responsibility as provided by law for the review of the assessments of real
property located within the Village of Oriskany Falls.
Section 2.
On or after the effective date of
this local law, the Village of Oriskany Falls shall cease to be an assessing
unit.
Section 3.
The positions of Assessor and Board
of Assessors in the Village of Oriskany Falls are hereby abolished.
Section 4.
The Board of Assessment review in the
Village of Oriskany Falls is hereby abolished.
Section 5.
On or after the effective date of
this local law, taxes in the Village of Oriskany Falls shall be levied on a
copy of the applicable part of the assessment roll of the Town of Augusta 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 Oriskany Falls
shall file a copy of such local law with the Clerk and assessor of the Town of
Augusta 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, provided, however, that
such local law is subject to a permissive referendum and the village clerk
shall forthwith proceed to notice such fact and conduct such referendum if
required by petitio
