383.2001
RESOLUTION RE-APPOINTING HELEN OTTE AS TOWN ASSESSOR
RESOLUTION NO. : 383, 2001
INTRODUCED BY : Mr. Theodore Turner
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY : Mr. Tim Brewer
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 556,89, the Queensbury Town Board appointed Helen
Otte as Town Assessor, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 488.95, the Town Board re-appointed Ms. Otte for another
six (6) year term, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 481,98, the Town Board enacted Local Law No. 9 of 1998,
which Local Law amended the Town Code by adding a new Chapter 24 entitled “Coordinated
Assessment Program,” which authorized the Town to enter into an agreement with the City of Glens
Falls for a joint assessor, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Real Property Tax Law §576 and §579 and General
Municipal Law Article 5-G, the Town and City entered into a municipal cooperative agreement
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dated December 30, 1998 providing for the appointment of one assessor, Helen Otte, to hold office
in both the Town and City, and
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WHEREAS, Ms. Otte’s current term of office expired on September 30, 2001 and
therefore the Town Board wishes to re-appoint her for another six (6) year term,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby re-appoints Helen Otte as Town
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Assessor for a six (6) year term, such term to expire on October 1, 2007, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board intends to seek re-negotiation of certain provisions of
the Coordinated Assessment Program municipal cooperative agreement with the City of Glens
Falls and that any stipend amount paid to Ms. Otte in addition to her regular Town salary shall be
subject to adjustment depending upon any payment terms to which the City and Town ultimately
agree, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to
send a certified copy of this Resolution to the Mayor of the City of Glens Falls and take any other
action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 1 day of October, 2001, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Turner, Mr. Stec, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Brower
NOES : None
ABSENT: Mr. Martin