LL# 08-2006LOCAL LAW NO. 8 OF THE YEAR 2006
A Local Law entitled "Local Law No. 8 of the Year 2006, Creating Chapter 150 of
the Town Code Establishing a Coordinated Assessment Program Between the Town of
Wappinger and the Town of Fishkill".
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger as follows:
Section I: Title.
This Local Law shall be known and cited as Town of Wappinger Local Law No. 8 of
2006 entitled "Local Law No. 8 of the Year 2006, Creating Chapter 150 of the Town Code
Establishing a Coordinated Assessment Program Between the Town of Wappinger and the Town
of Fishkill". This Local Law is enacted pursuant to Sections 576 and 579 of the Real Property
Tax Law of the State of New York.
Section II: Creation of Chanter 150: "Coordinated Assessment Program".
Chapter 150 of the Town Code of the Town of Wappinger is hereby adopted to read as
follows:
"CHAPTER 150,
ARTICLE 1
COORDINATED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
§150-1. Purpose.
From and after the adoption and effective date of this Local Law, the Town of
Wappinger, together with the Town of Fishkill, shall establish a Coordinated Assessment
Program (CAP) and approve and jointly enter into a Municipal Cooperative Agreement
between said Towns pursuant to Sections 576 and 579 of the Real Property Tax Law and
Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law. Said Agreement is the type described in
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Section 579 (2) (b) of the Real Property Tax Law as "Coordinated Assessment Programs
without direct County involvement".
§150-2. Agreement for Coordinated Assessment Program.
A. The Supervisor of the Town of Wappinger is hereby empowered to enter into an
Agreement with the Town of Fishkill pursuant to Sections 576 and 579 of the
Real property Tax Law providing that one Assessor shall be appointed to hold the
office of Assessor in all the participating assessing units in the Coordinated
Assessment Program.
B. Such Cooperative Assessment Agreement shall provide for the joint conduct of
interviews of persons seeking the office of Assessor, and that the appointment of
the Assessor must be approved by a majority of each participating assessing unit's
Town Boards.
C. Upon the expiration of the term of the appointed Assessor, or in the event the
Assessor so appointed resigns or is otherwise unable to remain in office, one
individual shall be appointed to succeed him or her.
§150-3. Uniform Assessment.
A. Effective with the first assessment roll produced pursuant to the Coordinated
Assessment Program (CAP), all real property shall be assessed at the same
uniform percentage of value in each assessing unit participating in the
Coordinated Assessment Program throughout the term of this Cooperative
Assessment Agreement.
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B. The date applicable to the assessment process in each Town, including taxable
status date, and the date for the filing of the tentative and final assessment rolls,
shall be the same for each Town."
Section -III Separability.
The provisions of this Local Law are separable and if any provision, clause, sentence,
subsection, word or part thereof is held illegal, invalid or unconstitutional, or inapplicable to any
person or circumstance, such illegality, invalidity, or unconstitutionality, or inapplicability, shall
not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, clauses, sentences, subsections, words or
parts of this Local Law or their application to other persons or circumstances. It is hereby
declared to be the legislative intent of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger that this Local
Law would have been adopted if such illegal, invalid or unconstitutional provision, clause,
sentence, subsection, word or part had not been included therein, and if such person or
circumstance to which the Local Law or part thereof is held inapplicable had been specifically
exempt therefrom.
Section -IV Effective Date.
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing of the Local Law with the
Secretary of State and the Secretary to the State Board of Real Property Services.
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