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Home My WebLink About2018 # 3 Cold War Veterens ExemptionTOWN OF GROTON Supervisor (607) 898-5102 Donald F. Scheffler Town Clerk (607) 898-5035 April L. Scheffler, RMC Town Board Members Richard Gamel Sheldon C. Clark Randy N. Jackson Crystal Young 101 Conger Boulevard, PO Box 36, Groton, NY 13073 November 14, 2018 NYS Department of State Corporations, State Records & UCC One Commerce Plaza 99 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 1223 1 -0001 Town Justices (607) 898-5273 John J. Norman Arthur D. Dawson Code Official (607) 898-4428 W. Rick Fritz Supt. of Highways (607) 898-3110 Richard C. Case, Jr. Fax Number (607) 898-3086 Web Site www.townofgrotonny.org Re: Town of Groton Local Law No. 3 for the Year 2018 entitled "Cold War Veterans Exemption " Ladies and Gentlemen: Enclosed are clerk certified copies of Town of Groton Local Law No.3 for the Year 2018. Said Local Law was passed by resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Groton at their regular monthly meeting held November 13, 2018. An additional copy of the law is enclosed, which I would appreciate being time -stamped with the filing date and returned in the self-addressed, postage -paid envelope provided. Sincerely, April L. Scheffler, RMC Town Clerk Enclosures New York State Department of State Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue Local Law Filin Albany, NY 12231-0001 g www.dos.ny.gov (Use this form to file a local law with the Secretary of State.) Text of law should be given as amended. Do not include matter being eliminated and do not use italics or underlining to indicate new matter. ❑County ❑City ❑x Town ❑Village NOV 2 ® 2010 (Select one:) of Groton Local Law No. 3 of the year 2018 A local law entitled "Cold War Veterans Exemption" (Insert Title) Be it enacted by the Town Board (Name of Legislative Body) of the [—]County ❑City ❑x Town ❑Village (Select one:) of Groton as follows: Section 1. This Local Law shall provide an exemption from real property taxes for real property owned by veterans who rendered military service to the United States during the "Cold War". Section 2. In accordance with the provisions of Section 458-b of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York, residential real property owned by veterans who rendered military service to the United States during the "Cold War" shall be exempt from Town of Groton taxation. Such exemption shall apply to qualifying owners of qualifying real property for as long as they remain qualifying owners. Section 3. The maximum exemptions allowable from the Town of Groton's real property taxation pursuant to Section 458-b of the Real property Tax Law shall be 10% of the property's assessment, not to exceed $8,000 multiplied by the latest final state equalization rate for service during the "Cold War" and a percentage of the property's assessment equal to one-half of any service connected disability rating not to exceed $40,000 multiplied by the latest final state equalization rate. Section 4: This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the New York State Secretary of State. DOS-0239-f-I (Rev. 04/14) Page 1 of 3 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 on file in this office and that the same is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of such original local law, and was finally adopted in the manner indicated in paragraph , above. - • C� _ � dWn Cltor-k erk of the county legislative body, City, Town or Village Clerk or officer designated by local legislative body ('Seal) Date: _) y__1 _V d v� -- �----901CS'---______. DOS-0239-f-I (Rev. 04/14) Page 3 of 3 (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 2018 of the �( YYy�)(Town)(VUM of Groton was duly passed by the Town Board on 13 November 2018 , 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*.) hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the on 20 , and was (approved)(not approved) (Name of Legislative Body) (repassed after disapproval) by the and was deemed duly adopted (Elective Chief Executive Officer*) on 201 1 11 in accordance w ith the applicable provisions of law. 3. (Final adoption by referendum.) hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the on 20 , and was (approved)(not approved) (Name of Legislative Body) (repassed after disapproval) by the on 20 (Elective Chief Executive Officer*) 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.) I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the (Name of Legislative Body) on 20 ,and was (approved)(not approved) (repassed after disapproval) by the on 20 Such local (Elective Chief Executive Officer*) 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. DOS-0239-f-I (Rev. 04/14) Page 2 of 3 STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE ONE COMMERCE PLAZA 99 WASHINGTON AVENUE ALBANY, NY 12231-0001 WWW.DOS.NY.GOV November 28, 2018 April L Scheffler Town Clerk 101 Conger Boulevard PO Box 36 Groton NY 13073 ANDREW M. CUOMO GOVERNOR ROSSANA ROSADO SECRETARY OF STATE RE: Town of Groton, Local Law 3 2018, filed on November 20 2018 Dear Sir/Madam: The above referenced material was filed by this office as indicated. Additional local law filing forms can be obtained from our website, wwww .dos.nv.gov. Sincerely, State Records and Law Bureau (518) 473-2492 �-�SOPPORTUNITY, EwYORK Department TATE OF Of State