N.Y. Real Property Tax Law § 576: Assessment under cooperative agreements

§ 576. Assessment under cooperative agreements. 1. A person may be

appointed to and hold the office of assessor in more than one city,

town, village or combination thereof pursuant to municipal cooperative

agreements entered into in accordance with article five-g of the general

municipal law or any other similar authorization of law.

2. The commissioner shall advise and assist localities in the

development of plans for cooperative action.

3. Whenever a person is assessor of more than one city, town or

village or combination thereof, the cost of travel and other actual and

necessary expenses incurred by such assessor in attending courses of

training and education as may be required by law shall be shared by the

city or town or combination thereof in which he is the assessor or for

which he has been appointed as assessor for the forthcoming term in

proportion to their taxable full values unless otherwise apportioned by

agreement between such cities and towns.