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Local Law No. 1 - 2017
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 Board to adopt a 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
2017 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 members of the town board.
Section 3- Tax Levy Limit Override
The Town Board hereby is authorized to adopt a budget for the year 2017 that requires a real
property tax levy which exceeds the limit specified in General Municipal Law, §3-c.
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.