§ 1606. Powers of board of directors. 1. The board of directors of a\nconsolidated assessing unit shall have the same powers and duties that\ngoverning bodies of city and town assessing units have in relation to\nreal property tax administration, including, but not limited to:\n (a) Appointing the assessor and members of the board of assessment\nreview of the consolidated assessing unit.\n (b) Establishing minimum qualification standards for the office of\nassessor and for members of the board of assessment review, provided\nthat such standards shall be at least equal to those established by the\ncommissioner pursuant to this chapter.\n (c) Establishing the uniform percentage of value at which real\nproperty in the consolidated assessing unit shall be assessed.\n (d) Establishing general policy with regard to the operations and\nprocedures of the consolidated assessing unit, including, but not\nlimited to, such matters as: assessment office location; public access\nto meetings and records; public information; defense of assessments in\njudicial proceedings; and revenue generation.\n 2. The board of directors shall have no authority to review the\nvaluation or exempt status of any individual parcel as established by\nthe assessor or the board of assessment review.\n
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