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Fredonia trustees set public hearings for tax-cap override and tentative 2025–26 budget
Summary
The Village of Fredonia Board of Trustees unanimously scheduled two public hearings: one on a proposed local law to override the state property tax cap and a second on the tentative fiscal-year 2025–26 village budget. Notices will be published in the Observer; trustees voted aye on both resolutions.
The Village of Fredonia Board of Trustees on an administrative motion scheduled two public hearings: one on a proposed local law to override New York State’s property tax cap and one on the village’s tentative fiscal-year 2025–26 budget.
The hearings will be held at Village Hall, 911 Church Street, Second Floor. The board scheduled the public hearing on proposed Local Law No. 4 of 2025, a local law to override the 2025–26 tax-cap limit, for Wednesday at 6 p.m.; the board scheduled a separate hearing on the tentative 2025–26 budget for Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Notices are to be published in the Observer, the village’s official newspaper, and the village clerk was directed to publish the required notices.
The hearings stem from statutory requirements cited during the reading. Trustees referenced New York State’s property tax cap legislation, which requires a local law when a municipality adopts a levy that exceeds the state-set cap, and section 20 of the Municipal Home Rule Law as the authority for holding public hearings on proposed local laws. Trustees also cited section 5-508(3) of New York State Village Law in connection with the tentative budget hearing. The resolution text says the tentative 2025–26 budget is “on file at the office of the village clerk”; at the meeting a trustee noted the tentative budget “isn't actually on file yet,” and another trustee clarified it is not final until approved by the board.
Trustees voted unanimously to approve both scheduling resolutions. The roll call recorded Trustee Twitchell, Trustee Wandel, Trustee Syracuse, Trustee Brockler and Trustee Esperson voting aye on the motions to schedule the hearings.
The hearings do not adopt policy or levy taxes; they are opportunities for public comment before the board considers final adoption. The board’s action directs the clerk to publish formal notice and preserves the village’s ability to adopt a budget or local law that would exceed the statutory cap only after public process and any required board action.
