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VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS
LOCAL LAW 2 OF THE YEAR 2016
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 2016 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 2016 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.