STATE OF NEW YORK
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3418
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 29, 2019
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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:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 3-c of the general municipal law,
2 as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 5. A local government may adopt a budget that requires a tax levy that
5 is greater than the tax levy limit for the coming fiscal year, not
6 including any levy necessary to support the expenditures pursuant to
7 subparagraphs (i) through (iv) of paragraph [g] (g) of subdivision two
8 of this section, only if the governing body of such local government
9 first enacts, by a vote of sixty percent of the total voting power of
10 such body except when the vote of sixty percent is equal to a majority
11 of such body in which case it shall require a vote of a majority plus
12 one of all the voting members, a local law to override such limit for
13 such coming fiscal year only, or in the case of a district or fire
14 district, a resolution, approved by a vote of sixty percent of the total
15 voting power of such body, to override such limit for such coming fiscal
16 year only.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
18 the amendments to subdivision 5 of section 3-c of the general municipal
19 law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such
20 section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.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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