§ 1536-a. County appraisal service.
1.Types of property. Upon the\nadoption of a local law by a county providing therefor, the county may\nprovide to the cities, towns and villages therein to which this article\napplies, upon written request of the chief executive officer or assessor\nof such cities, towns and villages, appraisals of real property.\n 2. County appraisal personnel. The county shall employ appraisers and\nother technical personnel to make the appraisals of such properties and\nprovide expert testimony thereto. No person shall be employed by the\ncounty and assigned professional appraisal duties which relate to the\nvaluation of real property for purposes of determining market value\nunless he or she meets the minimum qualification standards established\nby the commission
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§ 1536-a. County appraisal service. 1. Types of property. Upon the\nadoption of a local law by a county providing therefor, the county may\nprovide to the cities, towns and villages therein to which this article\napplies, upon written request of the chief executive officer or assessor\nof such cities, towns and villages, appraisals of real property.\n 2. County appraisal personnel. The county shall employ appraisers and\nother technical personnel to make the appraisals of such properties and\nprovide expert testimony thereto. No person shall be employed by the\ncounty and assigned professional appraisal duties which relate to the\nvaluation of real property for purposes of determining market value\nunless he or she meets the minimum qualification standards established\nby the commissioner. Such appraisal personnel shall attend courses of\ntraining and education prescribed by the commissioner under this\narticle.\n 3. County appraisal reports. Upon completion of an appraisal of real\nproperty pursuant to this section, the county director shall file a copy\nof the appraisal with the assessor of the city or town in which the\nproperty is located, and where such property is located in a village a\ncopy shall be filed with the assessor of the village. The original\nappraisal report shall be filed in the office of the director of real\nproperty tax services and shall be a public record after the exchange of\nappraisals pursuant to court rules or regulations.\n 4. Apportionment of expense of county appraisals. The expense of\nmaking appraisals under this section may be charged to the several\ncities, towns and villages in the county in accordance with the cost of\nthe appraisals of properties located in such cities, towns or villages\nrespectively and such charges to the cities, towns and villages in the\ncounty shall be deemed to be a municipal purpose.\n 5. Appraisals not binding on assessors. Appraisals furnished pursuant\nto this section shall be considered by the assessor of the city, town or\nvillage in determining market value but shall not be binding upon him or\nher.\n