There shall be in the Assessing Department a Board, known as the Board of Review, consisting of:
a. Such person in the service of the Real Estate Appraisal Division of the Assessing Department as the Mayor, by a writing filed with the City Clerk after the commencement of a municipal year, shall designate to serve ex officio on said Board at his pleasure during such year, who, while so serving, shall be Chairman of said Board;
b. Such person in the service of the Statistical Research Division of the Assessing Department as the Mayor in like manner shall designate to serve ex officio on said Board at his pleasure during such year; and
c. Such person as the Mayor shall appoint from the public at large to serve on said Board for a term expiring on the first Monday of the January following the next biennial municipal election at which a Mayor is elected.
It shall be the duty of the Board of Review to review every application for the abatement of a Real Estate or Personal Property Tax and report to the Commissioner of Assessing its findings and recommendations with respect thereto, including such suggestion for settlement, if any, as, after discussion with the applicant, the Board may think proper.
(Ord. 1961 c. 1 § 4; Rev. Ord. 1961 (Sup. 1971) c. 5 §§ 2, 4; CBC 1975 Ord. T6 § 103)