Public Hearing: Tax Levy Limit Override

Town of Roxbury, New York

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the Town Board for the Town of Roxbury at the Roxbury Town Hall on the 9th day of November 2023, immediately following a Public Hearing on the 2024 Preliminary Town Budget scheduled for 5:45 pm, and will be regarding the adoption of a proposed Local Law to Override the Tax Levy Limit for Fiscal Year 2024 established in General Municipal Law §3-c. This law is being proposed to comply with subdivision 5 of the 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 at least sixty percent (60%) of the Town Board. At such time and place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof will be heard concerning the same.

Copies of the proposed law shall be available at the time of the hearing and shall be available at times prior to and after the hearing at the Town Clerk’s Office during normal business hours for the purpose of inspection or procurement by interested persons.

The proposed Local Law to Override the Tax Levy Limit for Fiscal Year 2024 Established in General Municipal Law §3-c establishes the Roxbury Town Board’s intent to override the limit on the amount of real property taxes that may be levied by the Town of Roxbury.

Any and all citizens are invited to attend this Public Hearing. It is the policy of the Town of Roxbury not to discriminate on the basis of disability. Please contact Diane Pickett, Town Clerk, at 607-326-7641 if you need any special accommodations and the Town will make appropriate arrangements to ensure that you can participate in this public meeting.

The regular meeting of the Town Board will immediately follow the Public Hearings.

Dated: October 17, 2023
By Order of Town Board
Town of Roxbury
Delaware County, New York
Diane Pickett – Town Clerk

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