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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLL-2025-No 1 (See LL #2)Town of Danby Cold War Veterans Tax Exemption Local Law February 20, 2025 TO"D A NBv NEW YORK TOWN OF DANBY, TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW YORK LOCAL LAW No.1 of 2025 TO EXTEND COLD WAR VETERANS EXEMPTIONS Be it enacted by the Town of Danby as follows: SECTION 1: LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND EFFECT: This Local Law shall be known as Local Law Number 1 of 2025. It is the intent of this Local Law to extend Cold War Veterans real property tax exemptions, as authorized by New York State, beyond the original 10 years allowed by Town of Danby Local Law # 1 of 2013 for such additional period as New York State may allow. SECTION 2: EXTENSION OF COLD WAR VETERANS REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS: The real property tax exemption of Real Property Tax Law ยง 458-b, as extended by Act of the State Legislature (Bill Nos. S 5722-A and A 8135) and signed into law by the Governor (2017 N.Y. Laws 290, 2017 N.Y. Ch. 290, 31, effective September 12, 2017), shall be approved in the Town of Danby and the exemption shall be continued as to qualified applicants or beneficiaries without regard to the original 10-year limitations period, and for so long thereafter as such exemption is: (i) authorized and approved by New York State; and (ii) approved and granted by the Town of Danby; but (iii) in all cases subject to the proper qualification of any applicant or beneficiary. SECTION 3: SEVERABILITY: If any portion of this Local Law, or the application thereof to any person, entity, or circumstance, shall be determined by any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such determination shall be confined in its operation to the invalid part hereof, or in its application to such person, entity, or circumstance as is directly involved in the controversy in which such determination shall have been rendered, and the remainder of this Local Law shall not be impaired thereby and such determination shall not be deemed or construed to apply to other persons, entities, or circumstances. SECTION 4: EFFECTIVE DATE: This Local Law shall take effect immediately. Resolution 85 of 2625 To Approve the Cold War Veterans Tax Exemption Local Law Moved by Gagnon Seconded by Hansen Vote: Connors Yes Hansen Yes Hunter Yes Woodworth Yes Gagnon Yes Resolution 85 of 2025 passed on February 20, 2025 I, Mariah Dillon, do hereby certify that the above local law was passed at a meeting of the Town of Danby Town Board held on February 20, 2025 , is incorporated in the original minutes of said meeting, and that said resolution to approve Local Law 1 of 2025 has not been altered, amended, or revoked, and is in full force and effect. M.-riah Dillon, own Clerk