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Local Law Filing - New York State Department of State Division of Corporations, State Records and Llniform Commercial Code • One'Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue - ' Albany, NY 12231-0001 . Iwww.dos.state.ny.us/corps (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 rtiatter. ' ' PI L I B SCounty nCity DTown •Village ^ (Selectone:) - of ' • ' t5£PARTMENT Oh STATE Local Law No. I of the year 2016 A local law Authorizing Cortland ^County to Override the Tax Levy Limit for Fiscal Year 2016 (insert Title) , • ' • i . . i , Be it enacted by the of the (Name .of Legislative'Body) SCounty OCity DTown QViilage . (Select one:) . . of Cortland / as follows: See Attached (If additional space is needed, attach pages the same.size as this sheet, ahd number each.) pOS-0239-f-l (Rev. 02/10) Page 2 of 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- (Complete the certification in the paragraph that applies to the fijing of this local law and strike out that which is not applicable.) 1. (Final adoption by local legislative body only.) I hereby certify thatthe local law annexed hereto,'designated as local law No. i of20l£ of the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of , . , • • was duly passed!by the • Cortland County Legislature ' , ' - on October 22 2 0 l £ , 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. of20_ of the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of • ' ' - • was duly passed by the on . 20 • and was (approyed)(not approved) (Name of Legislative Body) • • i (repassed after disapproval) by the and was deemed duly adopted (Elective Chief Executive Officer*) ' on 20I I I, 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 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 of Legislative 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 heretb, designated as local law No. : of 20 of the (County)(City)(Town)(Villag'e) of . . • • was duly passed by the : ' ' ' ' on: 20 , and was (approved)(not approved) (Name of Legislative Body) (repassed after disapproval) by the . ' on ' 20 . Such local (Elective Chief Executive Officer*) law was subject to permissive referendum and no valid petition requesting such referendum was filed as of. • 20 , in accordance with the applicat)le 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. ' ' , DOS-0239-f-l (Rev. 02/10) . ' ! ' Page 3 of 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- 5. (City locaMaw 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 ofa majority ofthe qualified electors ofsuch city voting thereon at the (specialj(general) election held on ' .20 became operative. 6. (County local law concerning adoption of Charter.) I hereby certify that the local lawannexed hereto, designated as local law Nn ' of 20 ^ of the County of • • ' State' of New York, having been submitted to the electors at the General Election of November _ 20 pursuant to subdivisions 5 and 7 bf section 33 ofthe 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 rriajority of the qualified electors of the towns of said county considered as a unit voting at said general election, became operative. anner indicated in (If any other authorized form pf 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, arid was^ally adopted;in thI paragraph above. (Seal) Clerk of legislative body, City, Town or Village Clerk or^ officer d^ignated by local legislative body . •Date: (Certification to be executed by County Attorney, Corporation Counsel, Town Attorney, Village Attorney or other authorized attorney of locality.) STATE OF NEWYORK ' . COUNTY OF Cortland I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing local law contains the correct text and that.all proper proceedings have been had or taken forthe enactment ofthe local lawannexed hereto. Signature County Attorney Title- County City Cortland . Town Village Date: 20 , 20lCo DOS-0239-f-l (Rev. 02/10). Page 4 of 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- ON MOTION OF KEVIN WHITNEY RESOLUTION NO. 280-15 Adopt Proposed Local Law 5 Authorizing Cortland County to Override the Tax Levy Limit for Fiscal Year 2016 WHEREAS, the New York State Legislatiire enacted General Municipal Law §3-c which •establishes a limit upon real property tax levies by local governments, AND .'WHEREAS, pursuant to General Municipal Law §3-c a local government may adopt a budget in excess ofthe tax levy limit only if the goveming body of such local government first enacts a local law to override the tax levy limit for the coming fiscal year only, AND WHEREAS, the Cortland County Legislature has not yet finalized the fiscal year 2016 budget, and may need the flexibility to exceed the property tax cap if it is deemed necessary; - NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the Legislature of the County of Cortland, as follows: • Section 1 Legislative Intent - • . The Cortland County Legislature has determined thaf it is important to maintain flexibility in the process of finalizing the fiscal year 2016 budget, and it may be necessary to override the . limit on the amount of real property taxes that may be levied by the Coimty of Cortland for the coming fiscal year 2016. , Section 2 Overrride bf Tax Levy Limit Upon the adoption of this local law, the Cortland County Legislature is hereby authorized to override the tax levy limit for the coming fiscal year 2016, if the Legislature deems it necessary for the County, of Cortland to adopt a budget for the fiscal year 2016 which may require a real property tax levy in excess of the "tax levy .limit" as defined by General Municipal Law §3-c. Section 3 Legal Authority . . . The authority- to override the tax levy limit is authorized by General Municipal Law §3-c which expressly authorizes a local government to override the tax levy limit for the coming fiscal year.2016 by the adoption of a localTaw approved by a vote of sixty percent (60%) of the total voting power of its goveming body, the Cortland Coimty Legislature. ---PAGE BREAK--- Section 4 Effective Date This Local Law shall take effect immediately, in accordance with the provision of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State ofNew York. STATE OF NEW YORK) SS: COUNTY OF CORTLAND) This is to certify that I, the undersigned, Clerk of the Cortland County Legislature, have compared the foregoing copy •with the original now on file in this office, and that the above actions .were passed by the Cortland County Legislature on the 22nd day of October, 2015 and that the same is a correct and true transcript of such actions taken. . . TN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand • : . • . ' , . ' • and the official seal of the CORTLAND COUNTY • • 'LEGISLATURE, this 22nd day of October, 2015.' ^~3Smy D. ^9x1^9 Ckrk of the L^blatnTe Corthad Coimty