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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-10-12October 12, 1994 The Lansing Town Board met in Special Session entitled ORDINANCE at the Lansing OF Town Hall Board Room at 7:00 p.m. with Supervisor BY CERTAIN PERSONS WITH Kirby ARE 65 YEARS presiding. AGE OR Call. Jeannine Kirby Herbert Beckwith Paul Butler Jeffrey Cleveland Larry Tvaroha Bonita Boles Richard John ROLL CALL Supervisor Present Councilman Present Councilman Present Councilman Present Councilman Present Town Clerk Absent Town Attorney Absent VISITORS: Sharon Bowman and Andy LaVigne The Supervisor called the meeting to order and took the Roll The Public Hearing on the AMENDMENT TO TOWN OF LANSING ORDINANCE # 5 FOR THE YEAR 1966 was called to order at 7:00 p.m. No one appeared voicing any objection to the proposed amendment, and all persons desiring to be heard, having been heard, the Public Hearing was terminated at 7:05 p.m. RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Cleveland and seconded Butler. AMENDMENT TO TOWN OF LANSING ORDINANCE_ # 5 FOR THE YEAR 1966 Ordinance No. •42 by Mr. The Ordinance of the Town of Lansing known as Ordinance No. 5 entitled ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LANSING, PROVIDING FOR A PARTIAL TAX EXEMPTION OF REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY CERTAIN PERSONS WITH LIMITED INCOME WHO ARE 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER, which Ordinance was adopted on August 9, 1966 and thereafter amended on November 30, 1970, March 11, 1975, February 14,.1978, June 27, 1979, September 9, 1980, July 30, 1982, March 13, 1984, February 11, 1987, August 15, 1990, January 30, 1991 and December 8, 1993, is hereby further amended. SECTION 1. The provision of the Ordinance of the Town of Lansing adopted August 9, 1966, as. amended from time to time, is hereby further amended to read as follows. Section 11. This Ordinance is enacted pursuant to Section 467 of the Real Property Tax-Law of the State of New York as amended by Chapters 588 and 287 of the Laws of 1989. Section 2. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 467 of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York, real property located in the Town of Lansing, County of Tompkins, owned by one or .more persons, each of whom is 65 years of age or over, or real property owned by husband and wife, one of whom. is 65 years of age or over, shall be partially exempt from taxation by said Town for the. applicable taxes specified in. Sect -ion 467 based upon the income of the :owner or combined. income of: the owners. A -person otherwise qualifying for such exemption shall not be denied such exemption if such person becomes 65 years of age after the appropriate taxable status-:date and before December 31 of the same year. ANNUAL INCOME OF OWNER OR PERCENTAGE ASSESSED COMBINED ANNUAL INCOME VALUATION EXEMPT FROM OF OWNERS TAXATION ----------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- Up to $ 16,500.00 50% 98 $ 16,500.00 to $ 17,099.99 45% $ 17,100.00 to $ 17,699.99 40% $ 17,700.00 to $ 18,299.99 35% $ 18,300.00 to $ 18,899.99 30% $ 18,900.00 to $ 19,499.99 25% $ 19,500.00 to $ 20,099099 20% $ 20,100:00 THE TOWN BOARD to $ 20,699.99 LANSING 15% $ 20,700.00 to $ 21,299.99 10% This partial exemption provided by this Ordinance shall, however, be limited to such property and persons as meet the conditions, qualifications, exclusions and limitations set forth in Section 467 of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York. This Ordinance shall be administered in accordance with said sections of the Real Property Tax Law, as now adopted, and as they may be amended from time to time, and the provisions of said sections as provided in Section 467 shall be applicable to the effectuation of the exemption provided for in this Ordinance. Section 3. Application for such exemption must be made by the owner or all of the owners of the property on forms prescribed by the State Board to be furnished by the Tompkins County Assessment Department and shall furnish the information and be executed in a manner required or prescribed in such forms and shall be filed in the Assessment Department Office on or before the appropriate taxable status date. Section 4. Any conviction of having made a willful false statement of the application for such exemption shall be punishable by a fine if not more than $100.00 and shall disqualify the applicant or applicants from further exemption for a period of five (5) years. Section 5. This Ordinance shall, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter 588 of the laws' of 1989, be applicable to the town tax for the year 1995, and the provisions of said law shall govern the granting of an exemption under Section 467, notwithstanding any contrary provisions of the section. SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately. SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be entered in the minutes of the Town Board and published in the Ithaca Journal and a copy thereof posted on a sign board maintained by the Town Clerk of the Town of Lansing pursuant to Subdivision 6 of Section 30 of the Town Law and affidavit of publication and posted filed with the Town Clerk. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF LANSING Vote of Town Board . . (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Paul Butler, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Larry Tvaoroha, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor On motion, meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor, Minutes taken by the Supervisor and executed by the Town Clerk. i 7 3. y.