A 2710: Authorizes a resident of a directly adjacent state to hold the position of assessor in any local government in New York state.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2710 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 22, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the residency requirement for assessor in local government The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 310 of the real property tax law, 2 as amended by chapter 293 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 1. Selection. Each local government to which this title applies which 5 has the power to assess real property for purposes of taxation shall 6 have one assessor. An appointive assessor shall be appointed by the 7 legislative body of the local government except that in a local govern- 8 ment where department heads and other local officers are appointed by 9 the chief executive officer, such assessor shall be appointed by such 10 officer. Any resident of the state, or a directly adjacent state, other- 11 wise eligible for appointment as assessor, may be appointed assessor. An 12 assessor may be employed by the local government in any other position 13 not incompatible with the office of assessor. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04309-01-5