HomeMy WebLinkAboutLL 03 of 2020 Tax Cap Override for FY-2021TOWN OF ITHACA
LOCAL LAW NO.3 FOR THE YEAR 2420
A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED
IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §3-C
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows:
Section 1. Legislative Intent: It is the intent of this local law to override the limit
on the amount of real property taxes that may be levied by the Town of Ithaca, County of
Tompkins pursuant to General Municipal Law §3-c, and to allow the Town of Ithaca,
County of Tompkins to adopt a town budget for (a) town purposes, (b) fire protection
districts, and (c) any other special or improvement district, and Town improvements
provided pursuant to Town Law Article 12-C, governed by the Town Board for the fiscal
year beginning January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2021 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 the Town Board to override the
tax levy limit by the adoption of a local law approved by vote of at least sixty percent (60%)
of the Town Board.
Section 3. Tax Levy Limit Override: The Town Board of the Town of Ithaca,
County of Tompkins is hereby authorized to adopt a budget for the fiscal year 2021 that
requires a real property tax levy in excess of the limit specified in General Municipal Law
§3-c.
Section 4. Severability: If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part
of this Local Law or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation, or
circumstance, shall be adjusted by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the
remainder thereof, 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.
Adopted July 13, 2020
New York State Department of State
Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code
One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue
Local Law Filing Albany, at 12231-0001
www. dos. state. ny. u sJcorps
(Use this form to file a local law with the Secretary of State.)
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❑County ❑City ❑x Town ❑Village
(select one:)
of Ithaca
Local Law No. 3 of the year 2020
A local law To Ovveride the Tax Levy Limit Established in General Municipal Law
(Insert Title)
Zoning, of the Town of Ithaca Code §3-C
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the
(Name of Legislative Body)
[-]County ❑City ❑x Town ❑Village
(select one:)
of Ithaca as follows:
See attached.
(If additional space is needed, attach pages the same size as this sheet, and number each.)
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(Complete the certification in the paragraph that applies to the filing of this local law and
strike out that which is not applicable.)
1. (Final adoption by local legislative body only.)
1 hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. 3 of 2020 of
the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of Ithaca was duly passed by the
Town Board on July 13 2020 , in accordance with the applicable
(Name of Legislative Body)
provisions of law.
2. (Passage by local legislative body with approval, no disapproval or repassage after disapproval by the Elective
Chief Executive Officer*.)
1 hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of
the (County)(Cky)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the
(Name of Legislative Body)
(repassed after disapproval) -by the
on
(Elective Chief Executive Officer*)
20 , and was (approved)(not approved)
on 20E -R, in accordance w ith the applicable provisions of law.
3. (Final adoption by referendum.)
1 hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No.
the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of
on
(Name of Legislative Body)
(repassed after disapproval) by the
(Elective Chief Executive Officer*)
and was deemed duly adopted
of 20 of
was duly passed by the
20 , and was (approved)(not approved)
on 20
Such local law was submitted to the people by reason of a (mandatory)(permissive) referendum, and received the affirmative
vote of a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon at the (general)(special)(annual) election held on
20 , in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
4. (Subject to permissive referendum and final adoption because no valid petition was filed requesting referendum.)
1 hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of
the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of
(Name of Legislative Body)
(repassed after disapproval) by the
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(Elective Chief Executive Officer*)
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was duly passed by the
, and was (approved)(not approved)
on 20 . Such local
law was subject to permissive referendum and no valid petition requesting such referendum was filed as of
20 , in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
* Elective Chief Executive Officer means or includes the chief executive officer of a county elected on a county -wide basis or, if there
be none, the chairperson of the county legislative body, the mayor of a city or village, or the supervisor of a town where such officer is
vested with the power to approve or veto local laws or ordinances.
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5. (City local law concerning Charter revision proposed by petition.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of
the City of having been submitted to referendum pursuant to the provisions of section (36)(37) of
the Municipal Home Rule Law, and having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of such city voting
thereon at the (special)(general) election held on 20 , became operative.
6. (County local law concerning adoption of Charter.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of
the County of State of New York, having been submitted to the electors at the General Election of
November 20 , pursuant to subdivisions 5 and 7 of section 33 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, and having
received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the cities of said county as a unit and a majority of the
qualified electors of the towns of said county considered as a unit voting at said general election, became operative.
(if any other authorized form of final adoption has been followed, please provide an appropriate certification.)
I further certify that I have compared the preceding local law with the original file in this office and that the same is a
correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of such original local law, an s dopted i the manner indicated in
paragraph , above.
Cl oft a county legislative body, City, Towh or Village Clerk or
officer designated by cal l9gislative body
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ar,� TOWN OF ITHACA
p� 0 215 N Tioga St, Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 607-273-1721 ■ Fax: 607-273-5854
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��` Y0 Town Clerk: Paulette Rosa rola town.ithaca.n .us
Deputy: Becky Jordan bjordan@town.ithaca.ny.us
July 14, 2020
State Records Unit
Department of State
One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12231
To Whom It May Concern,
Enclosed please find Town of Ithaca Local Law No. 3 for the year 2020.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Since e
Paulette Rosa
Town Clerk
STATE OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ONE COMMERCE PLAZA
99 WASUINGTON AVENUE
ALBANY, NY 12231-4001
WWW.DOS.NY.GOV
July 21, 2020
Paulette Rosa
215 N Tioga St
Ithaca NY 14850
RE: Town of Ithaca, Local Law 3 2020, filed on July 16 2020
Dear Sir/Madam:
ANDREW M. CUOMO
GOVERNOR
ROSSANA ROSADO
SECRETARY OF STATE
The above referenced material was filed by this office as indicated. Additional
local law filing forms can be obtained from our website, www.dos.ny.gov.
Sincerely,
State Records and Law Bureau
(518) 473-2492
NEW YORK Department
STATE OF
OPPORTUNITY- of State