State-Determined Duties:The duties and responsibilities of the Assessing Department are determined by New York State laws and consist of preparing the annual Assessment Roll, which includes:
- Administration of exemptions
- Inspections of all properties and their changes since the last roll
- Gathering of market data for property valuation
- Valuation of all properties as of the taxable status date
- Maintenance of valuation equity among similar property types
- Attendance at all meetings of the Board of Assessment Review (BAR)
- Defense of assessments under judicial review