City Council:
LOCAL LAW NO. OF 2025
A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW SECTION 3-C.
Be it enacted by the City Council of the City of Mount Vernon in the County of Westchester in the State of New York, as follows:
Section 1. Legislative Intent.
The New York State Comptroller recently released the "2 Percent Tax Cap" figures for the budget year 2026, and the City of Mount Vernon has proposed that the tax cap will be 6.09%, which exceeds the allowable growth factor of 2%. The City of Mount Vernon acknowledges that it is vitally important to use the City's taxes in a fiscally responsible manner and to keep the tax levy on property taxpayers to a minimum, especially in economically challenging times. However, the City's financial position determines that the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget may require a tax levy increase more significant than that allowed by General Municipal Law ?3-c.
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 City of Mount Vernon, County of Westchester, State of New York, pursuant to General Municipal Law ?3-c, and to allow the City of Mount Vernon to adopt a budget for (a) City purposes and (b) any other particular or improvement governed by the City Council for the fiscal year 2026 that requires an actual property tax levy in excess of the "tax levy limit" as defined by General Municipal Law ?3-c.
Section 2. Authority.
The local law is adopted pursuant to subdivision 5 of General Municipal Law ?3-c, which expressly authorizes the City Council to override the tax levy limit by adopting a local law approved by a vote of sixty percent (60%) of the City Council.
Section 3. Tax Levy Limit Override.
The City Council of the City of Mount Vernon is hereby authorized to adopt a budget for the fiscal year 2026 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the limit specified in General Municipal Law, ?3-c...
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