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Home My WebLink AboutTOR LL Taxation Office of the Town Clerk Diane M. H/i/helm, Token Clerk Registrar of Vital Statistics Records Management Officer Marriage Officer February 28, 2012 Suffolk County Planning Department L.I. State Park Commission Town of Southold Town of Southampton Town of Brookhaven ENCLOSED HEREWITH please find the following resolution which were adopted by the Riverhead Town Board at a Special Town Board meeting on February 28, 2012 ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 95 ENTITLED "TAXATION" OF THE RIVERHEAD TOWN CODE (§95-36 Exemptions granted & §95-38 Unremarried spouses of volunteer ambulance workers killed in the line of duty) Please add this text to the Riverhead, New York Code Book. If you have any questions, please call Carol Del Vecchio at 631-727-3200, Ext 262, or Diane Wilhelm at Ext. 260 Sincerely, Diane M. Wilhelm Town Clerk 200 Howell Avenue ~ Riverhead, New York 11901- (631)727-3200 Ext. 260 ~ Fax (631)208-4034 Office of the Town Clerk Diane M. IYilhelm, Town Clerk Registrar of Vital Statistics Records Management Officer Marriage Officer February 28, 2012 We would appreciate your signing this letter acknowledging receipt of this Resolution and returning it to the Office of the Riverhead Town Clerk. (Resolution# 178 from Town Board Meeting 02.28.12) Sincerely, Diane M. Wilhelm Town Clerk Sig natu re: ~'~').~ ~.~ DW:cd date:~ 200 Howell Avenue ~ Riverhead, New York 11901- (631)727-3200 Ext. 260 ~ Fax (631)208-4034 02.28.12 ADOPTED 120178 TOWN OF RIVERHEAD Resolution # 178 ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 95 ENTITLED "TAXATION" OF THE RIVERHEAD TOWN CODE (§95-36 Exemptions granted & §95-38 Unremarried spouses of volunteer ambulance workers killed in line of duty) Councilman Wooten offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Councilwoman Gi,qlio WHEREAS, the Town Clerk was authorized to publish and post a public notice to hear all interested persons to consider a local law amending Chapter 95 entitled "Taxation" of the Riverhead Town Code; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on the 7th day of February, 2012 at 2:15 o'clock p.m. at Riverhead Town Hall, 200 Howell Avenue, Riverhead, New York, the date, time and place specified in said public notice, and ali persons wishing to be heard were heard. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that a local law amending Chapter 95 entitled "Taxation" of the Riverhead Town Code be and is hereby adopted as specified in the attached notice of adoption; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk be and is hereby authorized to publish the attached notice of adoption once in the News Review, the official newspaper, and to post same on the signboard at Town Hall; and be it further RESOLVED, that all Town Hall Departments may review and obtain a copy of this resolution from the electronic storage device, and if needed, a certified copy of same may be obtained from the Office of the Town Clerk. THE VOTE Giglio [~Yes E~]No Gabrielsen ABSENT Wooten []Yes r-INo Dunleavy ABSENT Walter [~Yes E~No The Resolution Was [] Thereupon Duly Declared Adopted TA ~SOLUTIONS\2-28-I 2 Adopt Amendments to Chap.95 Taxation TOWN OF RIVERHEAD NOTICE OF ADOPTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead adopted a local law amending Chapter 95 entitled "Taxation", of the Riverhead Town Code at its meeting held on February 28, 2012. Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead as follows: CHAPTER 95 TAXATION ARTICLE VIII. Exemption for Volunteer Fire Fighters and Volunteer Ambulance Workers §95-36. Exemptions granted, G. Any enrolled member of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated voluntary ambulance service who accrues more than twenty years of active service and is so certified by the authority having jurisdiction for the incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated voluntary ambulance service, shall be granted the ten percent exemption as authorized by this section for the remainder of his or her life as long as his or her primary residence is located within such a county provided that the governing body of a city, village, town, county or school district, after a public hearing, adopted a local law, ordinance or resolution providing .therefor. §95-38. Unremarried spouses of volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers killed in line of duty. A.... ~....oi i .... or "-'~; ...... '~'-'-+~'~ Ppursuant to and consistent with §.~ A~ ~ ~ ~ b, ~ c, 466 d ~ ~ ~ 466-f of the New York State Real PropeKy Tax Law .... ~ ..... ~ cr ~ ~ m ...... ~ ..... or .... ~"+~ ...... ~ ~+~ the Town Board hereby grants an exemption to an unremarried spouse of a debased enrolled member incorporated volunteer fire company, fire depaAment, or incorporated volunteer ambulance se~ice, to .... ~ a ...... a .... .~a ~., .......... ;~a ....... if such member is killed in the line of duty; provided, however, that: A. Such unremarried spouse is certified by the authority having jurisdiction for the incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated volunteer ambulance service as an unremarried spouse of an enrolled member of such incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated voluntary ambulance service who was killed in the line of duty; and B. Such deceased volunteer had been an enrolled member for at least five years; and C. Such deceased volunteer had been receiving the exemption prior to his or her death. TA I~SOLUTIONS\2~2g-12 Adopt Amendments to Chap, 95 Taxation §95-38.1. Unremarried spouses of deceased volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers. Pursuant to and consistent with § 466-h of the New York State Real Property Tax Law, the Town Board does hereby ,qrant a continuation of,A"",,,~ ,.~..,~,~"""' ,~..~ ........ ,., ..,..,,,~,,,.,.'~ ..... · --.~; ..... or .... J,,,; ...... ~. ....... +-.J,, '.,~....*..,~ * .... *~ .... exemption reinstate a preexisting exemption to an unremarried spouse of a deceased enrolled member of the incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated voluntary ambulance service; provided, however, that: A, Such unremarried spouse is certified by the authority having jurisdiction for the incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated volunteer ambulance service as an unremarried spouse of a deceased enrolled member of such incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated voluntary ambulance service. B. Such deceased volunteer had been an enrolled member for at least 20 years. C. Such deceased volunteer and unremarried spouse had been receiving the exemption for such property prior to the death of such volunteer. · Underline representsaddition(s) · Strikethrough represents deletion(s) Dated: Riverhead, NewYork February 28, 2012 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF RIVERHEAD DIANE M, WILHELM, Town Clerk I'A RESOLUT1ONS\2-28*12 Adopt Amendments to Chap.95 Taxation