Assessment

The Assessment Department is responsible for producing a tentative assessment roll on February 1st for review and a final roll on April 1^st annually for budget and tax levy purposes. Once the Assessment Roll is finalized on April 1st, a State report is submitted annually to the New York State Office of Real Property Services (ORPTS) to create Equalization and Residential Assessment ratios that are used to calculate property values.

 

The Assessment Department is responsible for producing a tentative assessment roll on February 1st for review and a final roll on April 1st annually for budget and tax levy purposes. Once the Assessment Roll is finalized on April 1st, a State report is submitted annually to the New York State Office of Real Property Services (ORPTS) to create Equalization and Residential Assessment ratios that are used to calculate property values.

 

The Assessor’s primary role it to maintain a process to ensure that the Village’s Annual Assessment Roll is kept fair, equitable, and up to date.  The Assessment Department is responsible for discovering, identifying, listing and valuing all tangible properties within the jurisdiction of the Village of Westbury. These responsibilities include maintaining all assessment inquiries, updating ownership on parcels, billing addresses, assessment values, classifications, and various non-taxable exemptions as they occur during the tax year.  The Assessor also reviews and provides an assessment on the Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Agreements that come before the Village Board.