If you place your license under a broker and their offices are members of particular Board then in order for you to get Realtor Benefits or MLS for yourself to be able to search for and list properties then you will need to join the NAR or Board that your office is member of to be considered a Realtor. (biggerpockets.com)
But to the extent Westchester County is highly taxed, most of those taxes are not county taxes, but rather Federal, State, Town, City and in particular Board of Education taxes. (newrochelletalk.com)
Indeed, I've seen a number of hirings where the working relationship between the GC and particular board members was strained out of the starting blocks and may have been avoided had the GC been involved at the interviewing stage. (canadianlawyermag.com)