Section 22-B. Chairman of assessors; designation; duties and compensation

The town board of any town having more than one assessor  may  establish
  the  office  of  chairman  of town assessors and at its first meeting in
  each year designate one of such assessors to be chairman until the first
  day of January next succeeding such designation. The  chairman  of  town
  assessors,  in  addition  to  his  regular  duties,  shall  perform such
  services in connection with the assessment and taxation of property  for
  state, county and town purposes as the town board shall direct. The town
  board  shall  fix  the compensation of the person designated chairman of
  town assessors for all services rendered  to  the  town,  both  as  town
  assessor and as chairman.