INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Role of the Board of Assessment Review
1. Serve as an independent Quasi-judicial body (Page 3-5 BAR
Manual).
2. Safeguard the due process of law.
3. Gather the facts, apply appropriate laws and reasoning to the facts.
4. Withdraw if deemed disqualified.
Composition and Terms of Office
1. Appointments by legislative body.
2. Membership not less than three or more than five members.
3. Five year terms with staggered expiration dates
4. Option for appointment of additional temporary members for 1 year
term and are assigned to panels by the legislative body of the local
government per RPTL 523-a.
5. Quorum requirements for hearings.
6. Failure to establish a quorum sets RPTL 527 into motion, creating
an acting BAR consisting of 3 persons.
7. Qualifications require members to be 18 years old and resident of
the municipality, and a US citizen, and have knowledge of property
values in the assessing unit.
8. Oath of office – Public Officers Law – Section 30, Town Law
Section 25.
9. Appointment of chairperson may be made only by the Board
members; good for one year, no additional power or duties, runs
BAR hearings.
10. Members must file disclosure of interest form if they have a direct
or indirect interest in property.
Role of the Board of Assessment Review
1. Serve as an independent Quasi-judicial body (Page 3-5 BAR
Manual).
2. Safeguard the due process of law.
3. Gather the facts, apply appropriate laws and reasoning to the facts.
4. Withdraw if deemed disqualified.
Composition and Terms of Office
1. Appointments by legislative body.
2. Membership not less than three or more than five members.
3. Five year terms with staggered expiration dates
4. Option for appointment of additional temporary members for 1 year
term and are assigned to panels by the legislative body of the local
government per RPTL 523-a.
5. Quorum requirements for hearings.
6. Failure to establish a quorum sets RPTL 527 into motion, creating
an acting BAR consisting of 3 persons.
7. Qualifications require members to be 18 years old and resident of
the municipality, and a US citizen, and have knowledge of property
values in the assessing unit.
8. Oath of office – Public Officers Law – Section 30, Town Law
Section 25.
9. Appointment of chairperson may be made only by the Board
members; good for one year, no additional power or duties, runs
BAR hearings.
10. Members must file disclosure of interest form if they have a direct
or indirect interest in property.