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Home My WebLink AboutTOR RES 719 6FiPI FFOSI[pjgt'IjRjROGFfS5uA1 Y( 7 1 1 Office of the Town Clerk Diane M. Wilhelm, Town Clerk Registrar of Vital Statistics Records Management Officer Marriage Officer September 22, 2016 Honorable Town Clerk: Your response to this letter will acknowledge receipt of the attached resolution adopted by the Riverhead Town Board. Kindly please sign and email back to the Riverhead Town Clerk, Diane Wilhelm at wilhelrn@townofriverheadny.aov or by fax at 631-208-4034. Signature: Date: _ Town Board Meeting September 20, 2016 7:00 PM ENCLOSED HEREWITH please find the following resolution which was adopted by the Riverhead Town Board at a Regular Town Board meeting on September 20, 2016 Resolution# 719-AUTHORIZES TOWN CLERK TO PUBLISH AND POST A NOTICE TO CONSIDER ADOPTING A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED BY AND SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWO § 3-c OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW S' cer�ly, Diane M. Wilhelm Town Clerk DW:cd 200 Howell AvenueRiverhead, New York 11901- (631)727-3200 Ext. 260 - Fax (631)208-4034 r 1 6As -ar 9w`raaaEs Office of the Town Clerk Diane M. Wilhelm, Town Clerk Registrar of Vital Statistics Records Management Officer Marriage Officer September 22, 2016 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 was adopted by the Riverhead Town Board at a Regular Town Board meeting on September 20, 2016 Resolution# 719-AUTHORIZES TOWN CLERK TO PUBLISH AND POST A NOTICE TO CONSIDER ADOPTING A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED BY AND SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWO § 3-c OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW 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 DMW:cd 200 Howell Avenue - Riverhead, New York 11901- (631)727-3200 Ext. 260 - Fax (631)208-4034 RM ET PROSP[a/j45 4fA4RO4PE5 Office of the Town Clerk Diane M. Wilhelm, '"own Clerk Registrar of Vital Statistics Records Management Officer Marriage Officer September 22, 2016 Honorable Town Clerk: Your response to this letter will acknowledge receipt of the attached resolution adopted by the Riverhead Town Board. Kindly please sign and email back to the Riverhead Town Clerk, Diane Wilhelm at wiIhelm @townofriverheadny.gov or by fax at 631-208-4034. Signature: Date: Town Board Meeting September 20, 2016 7:00 PM ENCLOSED HEREWITH please find the following resolution which was adopted by the Riverhead Town Board at a Regular Town Board meeting on September 20, 2016 Resolution# 719-AUTHORIZES TOWN CLERK TO PUBLISH AND POST A NOTICE TO CONSIDER ADOPTING A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED BY AND SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWO § 3-c OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW S' cer�ly, 11 Diane M. Wilhelm Town Clerk DW:cd 200 Howell Avenue - Riverhead, New York 11901^- (631)727-3200 Ext. 260 - Fax (631)208-4034 09.20.2016 ADOPTED 160719 TOWN OF RIVERHEAD Resolution # 719 AUTHORIZES TOWN CLERK TO PUBLISH AND POST A PUBLIC NOTICE TO CONSIDER ADOPTING A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED BY AND SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWO § 3-c OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW Councilman Hubbard offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Councilman Dunleavy WHEREAS, on June 24, 2011, the New York State Legislature enacted Chapter 97 of the New York State Laws of 2011, hereinafter referred to as "General Municipal Law Article Two § 3-c" or simply "General Municipal Law § 3-c ; and WHEREAS, General Municipal Law§ 3-c expressly authorizes local governments, such as the Town of Riverhead, to override the tax levy limit by the adoption of a local law approved by a vote of at least sixty percent (60%) of the total voting power of the Town Board for the Town of Riverhead; and WHEREAS, at the request of the Town Board, the Office of the Town Attorney prepared a Local Law to Override the Tax Levy Limit established in General Municipal Law § 3-c for the budget year 2017. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Town Clerk be and is hereby authorized to publish the attached public notice to consider adopting a Local Law to Override the Tax Levy Limit established in General Municipal Law § 3-c once in the September 29, 2016 issue of the News-Review, the newspaper hereby designated as the official newspaper for this purpose, and post same on the sign board 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 Hubbard ®Yes ❑No Giglio ®Yes ❑No Wooten ®Yes ❑No Dunleavy ®Yes ❑No Walter®Yes ❑No The Resolution Was ® Thereupon Duly Declared Adopted TOWN OF RIVERHEAD PUBLIC NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held before the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead, at Riverhead Town Hall, 200 Howell Avenue, Riverhead, New York, on the 18th day of October, 2016 at 7:00 o'clock p.m. to consider a "Local Law to Override the Tax Levy Limit established by and set forth in General Municipal Law §3-c as follows: A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED BY AND SET FORTH IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW § 3-c Section 1. Legislative Intent It is the intent of this Local Law to allow the Town of Riverhead to override the limit on the amount of real property taxes that may be levied by the Town of Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York pursuant to General Municipal Law§ 3-c and to allow the Town of Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York to adopt a town budget for town purposes and any other special or improvement districts governed by the town board for the fiscal year 2017 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the "tax levy limit" as defined by General Municipal Law § 3-c. The Town of Riverhead is dependent upon the real property tax to fund town services and the Town does not have the authority to raise sales taxes or income taxes. The non-property tax revenues, sales taxes and New York State Aid to Municipality ("AIM") payments are subject to market fluctuations and the ability of federal, state and local governments to share revenue with the Town of Riverhead. While the Town of Riverhead has made significant efforts to reduce spending in an effort to avoid piercing the tax levy limit, the decline in revenue and depletion of available fund balance reserves in the general fund, together with the potential increase in costs to provide town services and fund town operations for 2017 will likely require adoption of a budget in excess of the tax levy limit. Section 2. Authority This local law adopted pursuant General Municipal Law § 3-c (5) which expressly authorizes a local government's governing body to override the tax levy limit by the adoption of a local law approved by a vote of sixty percent (60%) of the Town Board, Section 3. Tax Levy Limit Override The Town Board of the Town of Riverhead, County of Suffolk, is hereby authorized to adopt a budget for the fiscal year 2017 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the limit established by and set forth in General Municipal Law § 3-c. Section 4. Severability If a court determines that any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this local law or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance is invalid or unconstitutional, the court's order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this local law, 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, form 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. Dated: Riverhead, New York September 20, 2016 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF RIVERHEAD DIANE M. WILHELM, TOWN CLERK