Pages

Saturday, February 24, 2018

Allegany County plans to correct $20K tax error in Wellsville for ASC



Offered by:  Ways & Means Committee 

Pursuant to Real Property Tax Law § 554 

            WHEREAS, an application for the taxpayer hereafter described, has been made to the County's Director of Real Property Tax Service Agency, for the correction of a certain error affecting their real property on the 2018 County and Town Tax Roll, and 

            WHEREAS, the Director has transmitted to this Board the application, in duplicate, together with a written report of his investigation of the claimed error and his written recommendation for action thereon by this Board as to the application, and 

WHEREAS, this Board has examined the application and report to determine whether the claimed error exists, now, therefore, be it 

RESOLVED: 

            1.         That with regard to the application for the named taxpayer pertaining to a claimed error regarding its real property on the tax roll of the Town of Wellsville, this Board of Legislators does determine that the claimed error as alleged in the application exists and does approve the application. 

2.         That the Chairman of this Board is authorized and directed to make a notation on the application and the duplicates thereof that is approved, to enter thereon the respective correct extension of taxes as set forth by the Director in his report, to enter thereon the respective date of mailing of a notice of approval, to enter thereon the date of mailing of a certified copy of this resolution to the proper Tax Collector, and to sign thereon as Chairman. 

            3.         That the Clerk of this Board is directed to mail to the below listed taxpayer a notice of approval stating, in substance, that the application made has been approved, to inform the Chairman of this Board of the date of the mailing thereof, and to inform the taxpayer of the applicable provisions of subdivision seven of Section 554 of the Real Property Tax. 

            4.         That the Tax Collector for the Town of Wellsville is ordered and directed to correct in the 2018 County and Town Tax Roll the assessment or taxes, or both, of the property assessed to the following taxpayer and described as follows: 

                        Educational Foundation of Alfred: Parcel 252.-1-21

                        Assessment: $8,070,000 

by removing the unlawful entry of the Sinclair Water District charge and the County Treasurer is directed to make the following chargebacks: 

                        Town of Wellsville   $20,573.09 

            5.         That the Clerk of this Board is directed to mail a certified copy of this resolution to the Tax Collector for the Town of Wellsville together with the original copy of the application completed in accordance with section two of this resolution. 

            6.         That the Clerk of this Board is directed to mail a certified copy of this resolution to the Tax Collector for the Town stated above together with the original copies of those applications completed in accordance with section two of this resolution.