HomeMy WebLinkAboutLL 07 of 2016 Tax Cap Override for 2017 TOWN OF ITHACA
LOCAL LAW NO. 7 FOR THE YEAR 2016
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, 2017 and ending December 31, 2017 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 2017 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 11,2016