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Local Law No. 9 - 2011
This local law shall be known as the “Override the tax levy limit established in General Municipal
Law 3-c” Law
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck
Section 1 – Purpose:
It is the intent of this local law to override the limit on the amount of real property taxes that may
be levied by the Town of Mamaroneck pursuant to General Municipal Law § 3-c, and to allow the
Town Mamaroneck to adopt a town budget for (a) town purposes (b) fire protection districts and (c)
any other special or improvement district governed by the town board for the fiscal year 2012 that
requires a real property tax levy in excess of the "tax levy limit" as defined by General Municipal
Law § 3-c.
Section 2- Authority
This local law is adopted pursuant to subdivision 5 of General Municipal Law § 3-c, which
expressly authorizes the Town Board to override the tax levy limit by the adoption of a local law
approved by vote of sixty percent (60%) of the town board.
Section 3-Limited Tax Levy Limit Override
The Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck hereby is authorized to adopt a budget for the year
2012 that requires a real property tax levy which exceeds the limit specified in General Municipal
Law, §3-c by no more than 0.80%.
Section 4 – Severability:
Should any provision of this Local Law be declared invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such declaration of unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any
other provisions of this Local Law, which may be implemented without the invalid or
unconstitutional provisions.
Section 5 – Effective Date:
This Local Law shall become effective upon filing with the Secretary of State.