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Home My WebLink About1993-12-08 TB 338 December 08 , 1993 The Lansing Town Board met in Special Session at the Lansing Town Hall Board Room on December 08 , 1993 at 6 : 00 P . M . with S upervisor Kirby presiding . ROLL CALL Jeannine Kirby Supervisor Present Herbert Beckwith Councilman Present P aul Butler Councilman Present Jeffrey Cleveland Councilman Present L arry Tvaroha Councilman Present B onita Boles Town Clerk Absent Richard John Attorney Present VISITORS : Andy LaVigne and Sharon Bowman . The Supervisor called the meeting to order and took the Roll Call . RESOLUTION , offered by Mr . Butler who moved its adoption , seconded by Mr . Tvaroha : RESOLVED , that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing does h ereby accept the following : AMENDMENT TO TOWN OF LANSING ORDINANCE # 5 FOR THE YEAR 1966 ORDINANCE NO . '--41 The Ordinance of the Town of Lansing known as Ordinance No . 5 e ntitled ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LANSING , PROVIDING FOR A PARTIAL TAX EXEMPTION OF REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY CERTAIN PERSONS WITH L IMITED INCOME WHO ARE 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER , which Ordinance was adopted on August 09 , 1966 and thereafter amended on November 30 , 1970 , March 11 , 1975 , February 15 , 1978 , June 27 , 1979 , September 9 , 1980 , July 30 , 1982 , March 13 , 1984 , February 11 , 1987 , August 15 , 1990 and January 30 , 1991 , is hereby further amended . 11[ SECTION 1 . The provision of the Ordinance of the Town of L ansing adopted August 9 , 1966 , as amended from time to time , is h ereby further amended to read as follows : S ection 1 . 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 . S ection 2 . Pursuant to 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 o r over , shall be partially exempt from taxation by said Town for the applicable taxes specified in Section 467 based upon the income o f the owner or combined income of the owners . A person otherwise q ualifying 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 OR OWNER OR PERCENTAGE ASSESSED VALUATION III COMBINED ANNUAL INCOME EXEMPT FROM TAXATION OF OWNERS More than $ 15 , 400 but less than $ 16 , 00045 per centum 50 % $ 16 , 000 or more , but less than $ 16 , 60040 per centum 45 % $ 16 , 600 or more , but less than $ 17 , 20035 per centum 40 % 339 December 08 , 1993 , continued $ 17 , 200 or more , but less than $ 17 , 80030 per centum 35 % $ 17 , 800 or more , but less than $ 18 , 400 25 % $ 18 , 400 or more , but less than $ 19 , 00 200 $ 19 , 000 or more , but less than $ 19 , 600 15 % $ 19 , 600 or more , but less than $ 20 , 200 10 % 411 This partial exemption provided by this Ordinance shall , h owever , be limited to such property and persons as meet the conditions , qualifications , exclusions and limitations set forth in S ection 467 of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York . This Local Law 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 exemption provided for in this Ordinance . S ection 3 . application for such exemption must be made by the owner of 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 . S ection 4 . Any conviction of having made a willful false statement of the application for such exemption shall be punishable 111 by a fine of not more than $ 100 . 00 and shall disqualify the applicant or applicants from further exemption for a period of five ( 5 ) years . S ection 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 1994 , 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 there posted on a sign board maintained by the Town Clerk of the Town of L ansing pursuant to Subdivision 6 of Section 30 of the Town Law and affidavit of publication and posted filed with the Town Clerk . Vote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Herbert Beckwith , Councilman - Vote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman II) Vote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Larry Tvaroha , Councilman Vote of Town Board . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor RESOLUTION , offered by Mr . Beckwith who moved its adoption , seconded by Mr . Butler : RESOLVED , that the bookkeeper is hereby authorized and d irected to make the following Budget Modifications : Reducing A1990 . 400 ( contingency ) from $ 58 , 000 to $ 50 , 200 due to the change in the final assessed evaluation received from the Tompkins County Assessment Department in order to allow for the 1994 Town Tax rate to remain as it was adopted on November 03 , 1993 . 340 December 08 , 1993 , continued ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Herbert Beckwith , Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Larry Tvaroha , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor RESOLUTION , offered by Mr . Cleveland who moved its adoption , seconded by Mr . Beckwith : RESOLVED , that the Town hereby accepts an extension of a road designated as Grandview Drive and a road designated as Pheasant Way as shown on a map of lands of John Horky made by Allen T . Fullerkson dated April 24 , 1992 which was filed in the Tompkins • County Clerk ' s Office on June 26 , 1992 in may drawer Q , sheet 141 , subject to the provisions for a one year guarantee commencing June 01 , 1993 of workmanship and materials in said roads . ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Herbert Beckwith , Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Larry Tvaroha , Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor The Town Board discussed the Personnel Policy with Attorney Rich John along with the Town of Lansing ' s answer to the New York State Auditor . The Town Board met with the Ludlowville residents in regards to Crooked Hill Road . Meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 9 : 30 P . M . Minutes taken by the Supervisor and executed by the Deputy Town Clerk . I ` � 0( Ner