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Utica Common Council adopts local law to override tax cap and passes resolution limiting 2026 levy to 3.4%
Summary
The Utica Common Council adopted Introductory Local Law No. 1 of 2025 to override the state tax cap for the 2026 fiscal year and unanimously passed a companion resolution that says the citywill limit any 2026 real property tax increase to 3.4%.
The Utica Common Council voted to adopt Introductory Local Law No. 1 of 2025 authorizing the city to adopt a real property tax levy in excess of the tax levy limit set by New YorkStateGeneral Municipal Law section 3-c and passed a companion resolution capping any 2026 increase at 3.4%.
The measure to reconsider the tax cap was put on the floor after a motion to reconsider carried, recorded in the meeting as "9 yeas to reconsider." The council then introduced the local law authorizing a levy in excess of the statutory limit and approved it by voice vote; the…
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