New York Consolidated Laws, Real Property Tax Law - RPT § 1610. Assessor

(a) Valuing real property for purposes of taxation;

(b) Determining the exempt status of real property;

(c) Assessing real property at the uniform percentage of value prescribed by the board of directors;

(d) Preparing and maintaining property records;

(e) Issuing notices to taxpayers as required by law;

(f) Appearing before the board of assessment review at its meetings to hear complaints on assessments;

(g) Being available to taxpayers to explain assessments;

(h) Developing and distributing public information about assessments;  and

(i) Hiring personnel.