Town of Hartwick
Local Law 2 -2011
Local Override Law
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Hartwick as follows:
Section 1. Legislative Intent:
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 Hartwick, County of Otsego, pursuant to General Municipal Law §3-c, and to allow the Town of Hartwick, County of Otsego 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 enacted 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. Tax Levy Limit Override:
The Town Board of the Town of Hartwick, County of Otsego, is hereby authorized to adopt a budget for the fiscal year 2012 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the limit specified in General Municipal Law §3-c.
Section 4. Severability:
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance, shall be adjusted by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in this operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or in its application to the person, individual, firm or corporation or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment or order shall be rendered.
Section 11. Effective Date: This local law shall be effective upon filing with the Secretary of State.
