Section 1536-A. County appraisal service

1. Types of property. Upon the
  adoption of a local law by a county providing therefor, the  county  may
  provide  to the cities, towns and villages therein to which this article
  applies, upon written request of the chief executive officer or assessor
  of such cities, towns and villages, appraisals of real property.
    2. County appraisal personnel. The county shall employ appraisers  and
  other  technical personnel to make the appraisals of such properties and
  provide expert testimony thereto. No person shall  be  employed  by  the
  county  and  assigned  professional appraisal duties which relate to the
  valuation of real property for  purposes  of  determining  market  value
  unless  he  or she meets the minimum qualification standards established
  by the state board. Such appraisal personnel  shall  attend  courses  of
  training and education prescribed by the state board under this article.
    3.  County appraisal reports.  Upon completion of an appraisal of real
  property pursuant to this section, the county director shall file a copy
  of the appraisal with the assessor of the city  or  town  in  which  the
  property  is  located, and where such property is located in a village a
  copy shall be filed with the  assessor  of  the  village.  The  original
  appraisal  report  shall  be filed in the office of the director of real
  property tax services and shall be a public record after the exchange of
  appraisals pursuant to court rules or regulations.
    4. Apportionment of expense  of  county  appraisals.  The  expense  of
  making  appraisals  under  this  section  may  be charged to the several
  cities, towns and villages in the county in accordance with the cost  of
  the  appraisals  of properties located in such cities, towns or villages
  respectively and such charges to the cities, towns and villages  in  the
  county shall be deemed to be a municipal purpose.
    5.  Appraisals not binding on assessors. Appraisals furnished pursuant
  to this section shall be considered by the assessor of the city, town or
  village in determining market value but shall not be binding upon him or
  her.