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NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
41 STATE STREET, ALBANY~ NY 12231
(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.
Town of
SOUTHOLD
LOCAL LAWNO. 6 - 2003
A Local Law entitled "A Local Law in relation to Senior Citizens Exemption"
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold, as follows:
Purpose -To increase the income limit for senior citizen exemptions considering the current pace of inflation.
II. Chapter 85 (Taxation) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows:
§ 85-1. Partial exemption for senior citizens
A. Amount of exemption.
(1) Real property 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 exempt from town taxes to the
extent provided, subject to the following income limitations:
Income
Extent of Exemption
$21,499 50%
$21,500 to $22,499 45%
$22,500 to $23,499 40%
$23,500 to $24,499 35%
$24,500 to $25,399 30%
$25,400 to $26,299 25%
$26,300 to $27,199 20%
$27,200 to $28,099 15%
$28,100 to $28,999 10%
$29,000 to $29,899 5%
Such exemption shall be computed after all other partial exemptions allowed by law have been subtracted from
the total amount assessed
III. Severability.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not effect the validity of this law as a whole or any part
there of other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.
(If additional space is needed, attach pages the same size as this sheet, and number each.)
DOS-239(Rev. 11/99) (1)
IV. Effective Date.
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided by law and
shall apply to assessment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring on or after March 1, 2003.
(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.)
hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. 6 of 20 03 . of the
..... ~ ~v..~ :~_own: ~) of SOUTHOLD was duly passed by the
TOWN BOARD on March 25 ,20 03 , in accordance ;vith the applicable provisions of law.
2. (Passage by local legislative body with approval, no disapproval or repassage after disapproval by the Elective
Chief Executive Officer*.)
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
on 20 __, and was (approved)(not approved)(repassed after
disapproval) by the and was deemed duly adopted on 20__,
in accordance with the applicable provisions of laxv.
3. (Final adoption by 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
on 20 , and was (approved)(not approved)(repassed after
disapproval) by the 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.)
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
on 20 , and was (approved)(not approved) (repassed after
disapproval) by the 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.
(2)
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 Ne~v 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 maj ority 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 ~vas finally adopted in the manner indicated
in paragraph 1 , above.
Elizabeth A. Neville, Town Clerk
(Sea0 Date: __March 31,2003
(Certification to be executed by County Attorney, Corporation Counsel, Town Attorney, Village Attorney or
other authorized attorney of locality.)
STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing local lawfio~tains the correct text and that all proper proceedings
have been had or taken for the enactment of the local law anr/exCd hereto.._. /~ ~-~ ~-~
Patricia A. Finneg~}n~Esq., Assi t¥~t Town Attorney
Gregory F. Yakaboski, Esq., Town Attorney
Title
Town of
SOUTHOLD
Date:
(3)
March 31, 2003
STATE OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
4 I STATE STREET
ALBANY, NY 12231-000 I
GEOROE E. PATAKI
GOVERNOR
RANDY A. DANIELS
SE(:;RETARY OF STATE
April 22, 2003
RECEIVED
ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE
TOWN HALL 53095 Main Road
P.O. Box 1179
SOUTHOLD, NY 11971
APfl 2 8 2003
RE: Town of Southold, Local Law 6, 2003, filed 04/03/2003
The above referenced material was received and filed by this office as
indicated. Additional local law filing forms will be forwarded upon
request.
Sincerely,
Linda Lasch
Principal Clerk
State Records & Law Bureau
(518) 474-2755
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F4 EC¥C IE D PAPER
ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE
TOWN CLERK
REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS
MARRIAGE OFFICER
RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER
Town Hall, 53095 Main Road
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, New York 11971
Fax (631) 765-6145
Telephone (631) 765-1800
southoldtown.northfork.ne~
OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
March 31, 2003
Attention: Shirley Flint
Code Supplementation
General Code Publishers Corp.
72 Hinchey Road
Rochester, New York 14624
Re: Town of Southold Code
Local Law Number 5 & 6 of 2003
Dear Ms. Flint:
Transmitted herewith please find the Local Law Number 5 & 6 of 2003.
Please make the appropriate amendments to the Southold Town Code.
Thank you.
Very truly yours,
Elizabeth A. Neville
Southold Town Clerk
Enclosures
cc: Town Attorney
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
STATE OF NEW YORK ss:
Lise Marinace, being duly sworn, says
that she is the Legal Advertising
Coordinator, of the Traveler Watchman,
a public newspaper printed at Southold,
in Suffolk County; and that the notice of
which the annexed is a printed copy, has
been published in said Traveler
Watchman once each week
for .... ./. ..... week(~ successively,
20
commencing on the .................day of
.... ..... , .....
· ....
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEAR-
ING
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that there has beenpre-
sented to the Town Board o~the
Town of Sonthold. on the 11
~tll
d
ay of March, 2003, A Local
Law in RelatiOn .to Senior
Citizen Exemption";
NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN that the Town Board of
the Town of Southold will hold
a public hearing on the aforesaid
Local Law at tl~e Southotd
Town Hall, 53095 Main Road,
Southold, New York, and hereby
sets 8:05 P.M., Tuesday, March
25, 2003; as the time and place
for a public hearing at which
time ~tll interested persons will
be heard.
The proposed "A Local Law
in relatioh to Senior Citizens
Ex °
eruption reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 2003
TOWN OF SOU~LD
A Local Law entitled "A Local
Law in relation to Senior
Citizens Exemption"
BE IT ENACTED by the Town
Board.of the Town of Southotd,
as follows:
I. Purpose - To' increase the
income limit for senior citizen
exemptions considering the cur-
rent pace of inflation.
II. Chapter 85 (Taxation) of the
Code of the ToWn of Southold is
hereby amended as follows:
D 85-1. Partial exemption for
senior citizens
A. Amount of exemption.
(1) Real property owned by
one or more persons, each o~f
whom is 65 years of age or over,.
or real property owned by hus-
band and wife, one of whom is
65 years of age or over, shall be
exempt fro~ town taxes-to the
extent provided, subject to the
following income limitations:
Income Extent of Exemption
Up to Sg4k4¢¢ 21 499 50%
$22,499 45%
£ ....... ann 22,500 to
$23,499 40%
$22,500 +~.~ ~'~,e~ Nan.,~ 23,500 to
$24,499 35%
$ ...... ~ ~,~a.,~aa 24,500 to
$25,399 30%-
$2~.,a. 00 ta $25,299 25,400 to
$26,299 25%
'~r ~nn +~ ¢'~ lan 26,300 to
~ 20%
$~ ~nn ~o $27,999 27,200 to
~ ~5%
$ ...... *. e~nan 28,100 to
$28,999 10%
$28,000 to, $28,899 29,000 to
$29,899 5%
Such exemption shall be com-.
pnted after all other partial
exemptions allowed by law have
been subtracted fiord the .total
amount assessed.
III. Severability.
If any clause, sentence, para-
graph, section, or part of-this
Local Law shall be adjudged by
any court of competent jurisdic-
tioh to be invalid, the judgment
shall not effect the vali&ty of
this law as a whole or any part
thereof other than the part so
decided to be unconstitutional or
invalid.
IV. Effective Date.
This Local:Law shall take
effect immediately .upon filing
With the Secretary 0~ State as
provided by law and shall apply
to assessment rolls prepared on
the basis of taxable sta{us dates
occumng on or after March 1,
2003.
Strike:through represents dele-
tion.
Underline represents insertion.
BY ORDER OF THE
SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
OF THE TOWN OF
SOUTHOLD,
MARCH 11, 2003.
ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE
SOUTHOLD TOWN CLERK
1X-3/20/03(609)
Swormto before me this .~.:.O..day of
.....
.......
Notary Public
Emily Hamill
NOTARY PUBLIC. State of New York
No. 01HA5059984
Qualified in Suffolk County
Commission expires May 06, 2006
STATE OF NEW YORK )
SS:
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK)
ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE, Town Clerk of the Town of Southold, New York being duly
sworn, says that on the 1 ~Tt.4 day of iY]~ ,2003, she affixed a
notice of which the annexed printed notice is a tree copy, in a proper and substantial manner,
in a most public place in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, to wit: Town
Clerk's Bulletin Board, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR MARCH 25, 2003:
A Local La~v in Relation to Exemption for Senior Citizen Exemption
~izabeth A. ~!evi~ -
Southold Town Clerk
Sworn before me this
t3 day of rYh~, 2003.
NottIry Public
LYNDA M. BOHN
IqOTARY PUBLIC, State of New York
No. 01 BO6020932
Qualified in Suffolk County_
Term Expires March 8, 20 o-7
SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING
March 25, 2003
8:05 P.M.
HEARING ON "A LOCAL LAW IN RELATION TO SENIOR CITIZENS EXEMPTION."
Present:
Supervisor Joshua Y. Horton
Justice Louisa P. Evans
Councilman William D. Moore
Councilman Craig A. Richter
Councilman John M. Romanelli
Councilman Thomas H. Wickham
Town Clerk Elizabeth A. Neville
Town Attorney Gregory F. Yakaboski
COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been presented to the
Town Board of the Town of Southold, on the 11th day of March, 2003, "A Local Law in Relation to
Senior Citizen Exemption";
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Southold will hold a
public hearing on the aforesaid Local Law at the Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold,
New York, and hereby sets 8:05 p.m., Tuesday, March 25, 2003, as the time and place for a public
hearing at which time all interested persons will be heard.
The proposed "A Local Law in relation to Senior Citizens Exemption", reads as follows:
LOCAL LAW NO. 2003
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
A Local Law entitled "A Local Law in relation to Senior Citizens Exemption"
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Southold, as follows:
Purpose -To increase the income limit for senior citizen exemptions considering the current pace of
inflation.
II. Chapter 85 (Taxation) of the Code of the Town of Southold is hereby amended as follows:
§ 85-1. Partial exemption for senior citizens
A. Amount of exemption.
(1) Real property 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 exempt from
town taxes to the extent provided, subject to the following income limitations:
Income
Up to $20,~,99 21,499
$~n <nn,^ ~ ~oo 21,500 to $22,499
$~ <nn,^ e~ ~oa 22 500 to $23,499
$22,500 ,~,~ ~,,~.,e~ ion._._. 23,500 to $24,499
$~ ~nn ,^ $'~.~ 200 24,500 to $25,399
Extent of Exemption
5O%
45%
40%
35%
3O%
March 25, 2003
Public Hearing on Senior Citizen Exemption
$,~,~ Ann tv, $25,299 25,400 to $26,299
$~ ~rm ,~ ~,~ ~ ~n 26 300 to $27,199
$26,200 ,~ ~, ,~a° 27,200 to $28,099
$~ ~n ,~ ~v ooo 28,100 to $28,999
$~ n~a ,~ $28,899 29,000 to $29,899
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
Such exemption shall be computed after all other partial exemptions allowed by law have been
subtracted from the total amount assessed
III. Severability.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by any court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not effect the validity of this law as a whole or
any part there of other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional or invalid.
IV. Effective Date.
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State as provided by
law and shall apply to assessment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring on or
after March 1, 2003.
COUNCILMAN WICKHAM: I have notices that it has appeared as a classified in the Traveler-
Watchman and it has been posted on the Town Clerk's bulletin board.
SUPERVISOR HORTON: Would anyone care to address the Town Board on this public hearing? (No
response) Are there any comments from the Board? (No response) We will close the public hearing.
Elizabeth A. Neville
Southold Town Clerk