S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 3, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to increasing the
requisite vote required by a local government to adopt a budget that
includes a tax levy
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 3-c of the general municipal law,
as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, is
amended to read as follows:
5. A local government may adopt a budget that requires a tax levy that
is greater than the tax levy limit for the coming fiscal year, not
including any levy necessary to support the expenditures pursuant to
subparagraphs (i) through (iv) of paragraph g of subdivision two of this
section, only if the governing body of such local government first
enacts, by a vote of sixty percent of the total voting power of such
body EXCEPT WHEN THE VOTE OF SIXTY PERCENT IS EQUAL TO A MAJORITY OF
SUCH BODY IN WHICH CASE IT SHALL REQUIRE A VOTE OF A MAJORITY PLUS ONE
OF ALL THE VOTING MEMBERS, a local law to override such limit for such
coming fiscal year only, or in the case of a district or fire district,
a resolution, approved by a vote of sixty percent of the total voting
power of such body, to override such limit for such coming fiscal year
only.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the amendments to subdivision 5 of section 3-c of the general municipal
law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such
section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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