§ 200 — State board

New York § 200

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law RPT: Real Property Tax
• Art. 2: State Board

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§ 200. State board. There is hereby created in the department of\ntaxation and finance a separate and independent state board of real\nproperty tax services, to consist of five members to be appointed by the\ngovernor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. Of those\nfive members appointed by the governor, one such person shall be an\nindividual actively engaged in the commercial production for sale of\nagricultural crops, livestock and livestock products of an average gross\nsales value of ten thousand dollars or more. Said individual shall be\nappointed in the first instance to a term of eight years upon expiration\nof an existing term. Said initial term shall commence on the first day\nof January next succeeding the year in which the existing term shall\nexpire. The governor shall designate one of the members as the chairman\nof the board, who shall serve as chairman at the pleasure of the\ngovernor. A majority of the duly appointed members shall constitute a\nquorum and not less than a majority of such members concurring may\ntransact any business, perform any duty or exercise any power of the\nboard. The members of the board shall be appointed for terms of eight\nyears, commencing on the first day of January next following the year in\nwhich the term of his predecessor expired, except that the terms of the\nmembers first appointed shall expire as follows: one on December\nthirty-first, nineteen hundred sixty-one, one on December thirty-first,\nnineteen hundred sixty-three, one on December thirty-first, nineteen\nhundred sixty-five, one on December thirty-first, nineteen hundred\nsixty-seven, and one on December thirty-first, nineteen hundred\neighty-two. Vacancies occurring otherwise than by expiration of term\nshall be filled for the unexpired term. All members shall receive\nnecessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.\n