350 – Applicability.

§ 350. Applicability. The provisions of this title shall apply to any city having a population of five million or more inhabitants. The term “city”, as used in this title, shall mean any such city.

352 – Minimum Qualification Standards for Assessors and Appraisal Personnel.

§ 352. Minimum qualification standards for assessors and appraisal personnel. The commissioner shall establish for cities to which this title applies minimum qualification standards for appointments to the positions of (a) chief or inferior assessor and (b) other administrative positions having professional appraisal duties relating to the assessment of real property for purposes of taxation. […]

354 – Certification of Assessors.

§ 354. Certification of assessors. 1. Any person appointed to the office of chief or inferior assessor or city assessor shall be certified by the commissioner pursuant to this section within a maximum of three years after he or she commences his or her appointment or by April first, two thousand nine whichever date is […]

356 – Certification as Eligible for the Position of Assessor.

§ 356. Certification as eligible for the position of assessor. 1. Any person who is not an assessor may be certified as eligible for the position of assessor where such person: (a) meets the minimum qualification standards prescribed by the commissioner for such purpose and successfully completes the basic course of training and passes an […]

358 – Failure to Obtain or Maintain Certification.

§ 358. Failure to obtain or maintain certification. 1. The commissioner shall conduct a hearing upon notice to the chief assessor and the clerk of the city for which the assessor serves, such hearing to be conducted within the city where the assessing unit is located no later than thirty days after delivery of such […]

360 – City Appraisal Personnel.

§ 360. City appraisal personnel. No person shall be employed by a city and assigned professional appraisal duties which relate to the assessment or adjudication of real property for purposes of taxation unless he or she meets the minimum qualification standards established by the commissioner. Such appraisal personnel shall attend courses of training and education […]

362 – Adoption of Local Law.

§ 362. Adoption of local law. No local law shall be adopted which is inconsistent with the provisions of this title.

364 – Inconsistent Laws Inapplicable.

§ 364. Inconsistent laws inapplicable. Provisions of all general, special, local or other laws which are inconsistent with the provisions of this title shall be inapplicable to cities to which this title applies, but if not inconsistent shall apply to such cities.