§ 553. Transfer of functions from units of local government. 1. A\npetition or resolution for the adoption of an alternative form of county\ngovernment, for the modification of an alternative form previously\nadopted or for a change from one such form to another may provide for\nthe transfer of any of the following functions, powers and duties of\nunits of local government within the county to the county or from one\nkind of unit of local government within the county to another:\n (a) From the towns to the county:\n (1) Assessment of property.\n (2) Collection of taxes and special assessments.\n (3) Maintenance and construction of town highways and bridges.\n (b) From the villages to the county:\n (1) Assessment of property.\n (2) Collection of taxes and special assessments.\n (3) Maintenance and construction of village highways and bridges,\nprovided that the similar function has been, or is simultaneously being\nproposed to be, transferred from the towns to the county. If such a\ntransfer from the towns, simultaneously submitted, is not approved, any\napproval of such a transfer from the villages shall be of no effect.\n (c) From the cities to the county:\n (1) Assessment of property.\n (2) Collection of taxes and special assessments.\n (3) Maintenance and construction of city highways and bridges,\nprovided that the similar function has been, or is simultaneously being\nproposed to be, transferred from the towns and villages, if any, to the\ncounty. If such a transfer from the towns or villages, simultaneously\nsubmitted, is not approved, any approval of such a transfer from the\ncities shall be of no effect.\n (d) From the school district to the county:\n (1) Collection of school taxes.\n (e) From the villages to the towns:\n (1) Assessment of property.\n (2) Collection of taxes and special assessments.\n (3) Maintenance and construction of village highways and bridges.\n (f) From school districts to the towns and cities, if any:\n (1) Collection of school taxes.\n Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the transfer of\nfunctions by other methods when authorized by other provisions of law.\n 2. If the petition or resolution for the adoption of an alternative\nform of county government or for the modification or change of an\nalternative form previously adopted, shall provide for the transfer from\nany or all of the units of local government to the county, of:\n (a) The functions thereof in relation to the assessment of property,\nsuch functions shall be exercised in the manner provided in section five\nhundred fifty.\n (b) The functions thereof in relation to the collection of taxes and\nspecial assessments, such functions shall be exercised in the manner\nprovided in section five hundred fifty-one.\n (c) The functions thereof in relation to the maintenance and\nconstruction of highways and bridges, such functions shall be exercised\nin the manner provided in section three hundred fifty-one, except that\nin a county having the county administrative form of county government\nsuch functions shall be exercised by the county superintendent of public\nworks.\n 3. If the petition or resolution for the adoption of an alternative\nform of county government or for the modification or change of an\nalternative form previously adopted, shall provide for the transfer from\nthe villages to the towns, of:\n (a) The functions thereof in relation to the assessment of property,\nthe assessors of each town shall annually, but not later than the first\nday of October, certify and file in the office of the village clerk of\neach village wholly or partly contained in such town, one copy of the\nassessment-roll of the town filed in the office of the town clerk,\npursuant to section twenty-nine of the tax law, in so far as the same\nshall relate to property contained within the corporate limits of such\nvillage. The assessment-roll so filed in the office of the village clerk\nshall constitute the assess
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