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NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 41 STATE STREET Local Law Filing 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. STATE Of r«WY< B County i p r\ • City Cortland r \ U LJ • vSe JUr2 9 2009 Local Law No. J o f t h e year 20 2? M I S C i i t - L A I 4 c : 0 U S A local law ^ Amending Local Law No. 1 of 2002 entitled * S T A T E R E C O R D S (Insert Title) ^ "A Local Law Imposing a Tax Upon teh Occupancy of Hotel and Motel Rooms in Cortland County Pursuant to Article 29, Section 1202-9 of the Tax Law of the State of New York. Be itenacted bythe CountyLegislature (Name of Legislative Body) H County • City , Cortland r J a u f o l l o w s : • Town • Village BE IT ENACTED by the Legislature ofthe County of Cortland as follows: 1. Short Title and Statement of Intent. This Local Law shall be known as a Local Law Amending the Cortland County Room Occupancy Tax. The intent of this Locat Law shall be to amend Section 19(c) of said Local Law to provide for a penalty for failure to file a certificate of registration pursuant to the Local Law. 2. Local Law 1 of 2002 is hereby amended by adding to Section 19(c) thereof the number $250.00 after the words penalty in the second sentence, and substituting therefore the foliowing: Any operator or officer of a corporate operator who fails to file a certificate of registration as provided under this Local Law shall be subject to a penalty of $250.00 for each month of delinquency in filing such certificate. Officers of a corporate operator shall be personally liable for the tax collected or required to be collected by such corporation under this Local Law, and subject to the penalties herein above imposed. 3. In all other respects, all other Sections of Local Law No. 1 of 2002 are ratified and confirmed. 4. This Local Law shall take effect upon the filing thereof in the Office of the Secretary of State as provided by the Municipal Home Rule Law. (If additional space is needed, attach pages the same size as this sheet, and number each.) DOS-239 (Rev. 05/05) Page 1 of 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- (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.) . I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of the (County)(City)(Town)(Viltage) of Cortland vvas duly passed by the Countv Legislature ^ on iune25 20 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*.) 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) (Name ofLegislative Body) (repassed after disapproval) by the and was deemed duly adopted (Elective Chief Executive Officer*) on 20 , in accordance w ith the applicable provisions of law. 3- (Final adoption by referendum.) I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as locai law No. of 20 of the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the . — - on _20 and was (approved)( not approved) (Name ofLegislative 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 on 20 - , and was (approved){not approved) (Name ofLegislative Body) (repassed after disapproval) by the . on 20 Suchlocal (Elective ChiefExecutive Officer*) law was subject to permissive referendum and no valid petition requesting such referendum was filed as of 20 , in accordance with the applicabie provisions of law. * Elective ChiefExecutive Officer means or includes the chief executive officer of a county elected on a county-wide basis or, ifthere 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-239 (Rev. 05/05) Page 2 of 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- 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 Genera! 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 1 above. ^ _ ^ Clerk of the couhty legislative body, City, Town or Village Clerk or officer designated by local legislative body (Seat) Date: (Certification to be executed by County Attorney, Corporation Counsel, Town Attorney, Village Attorney or other authonzed attorney of locality.) STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTYOF Cortland I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing local law contains the correct text and thatall proper proceedings have been had or taken for the enactment of the local law annexed hereto. Signature County Attorney Title County City^j: Cortland Town Village Date: DOS-Z39 (Rev. 05/05) Page 3 of 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- LOCAL LAW NO. 1 FOR THE YEAR 2009 Occupancy Tax A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 1 of 2002 entitled "A Local Law Imposing a Tax Upon the Occupancy of Hotel and Motel Rooms in Cortland County Pursuant to Article 29, Section 1202-9 of the Tax Law of the State of New York. BE IT ENACTED by the Legislature ofthe County of Cortland as follows: 1. Short Title and Statement of Intent. This Local Law shall be known as a Local Law Amending the Cortland County Room Occupancy Tax. The intent of this Local Law shall be to amend Section 19(c) of said Local Law to provide for a penalty for failure to file a certificate of registration pursuant to the Local Law. 2. Local Law I of 2002 is hereby amended by adding to Section 19(c) thereof the number $250.00 after the words penalty in the second sentence, and substituting therefore the following: Any operator or officer of a corporate operator who fails to file a certificate of registration as provided under this Local Law shall be subject to a penalty of $250.00 for each month of delinquency in filing such certificate. Officers of a corporate operator shall be personally liable for the tax collected or required to be collected by such corporation under this Local Law, and subject to the penalties herein above imposed. 3. In all other respects, all other Sections of Local Law No. 1 of 2002 are ratified and confirmed. 4. This Local Law shall take effect upon the filing thereof in the Office ofthe Secretary of State as provided by the Municipal Home Rule Law.