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LOCAL LAW 1 OF THE YEAR 2013
A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN
GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §3-C
Be it enacted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights as follows:
Section 1 Legislative Intent: It is the intent of this local law to allow the Village of
Cayuga Heights to adopt a budget for the fiscal year commencing in 2013 that requires a real
property tax levy in excess of the tax levy limit as defined by General Municipal Law §3-c.
Section 2 Authority: This local law is adopted pursuant to subdivision 5 of General
Municipal Law §3-c which expressly authorizes a local governing body to override the property
tax cap for the coming fiscal year by the adoption of a local law approved by a vote of sixty
percent (60%) of said governing body.
Section 3 Tax Levy Limit Override: The Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga
Heights, County of Tompkins, is hereby authorized to adopt a budget for the fiscal year
commencing in 2013 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the amount otherwise
prescribed in General Municipal Law §3-c.
Section 4 Severability: If a court determines that any clause sentence paragraph
subdivision or part of this local law or the application thereof to any person firm or corporation
or circumstance is invalid or unconstitutional the court order or judgment shall not affect impair
or invalidate the remainder of this local law but shall be confined in its operation to the clause
sentence paragraph subdivision or part of this Local Law or in its application to the person
individual firm or corporation or circumstance directly involved in the controversy in which such
judgment or order shall be rendered.
Section 5 Effective Date: This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with
the Secretary of State.