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Sullivan County Legislature adopts local law to override New York State property tax cap, 6-3 roll call
Summary
The Sullivan County Legislature approved a proposed local law authorizing the county to override the New York State real property tax cap after a roll call vote that passed 6-3.
The Sullivan County Legislature on Monday approved a proposed local law authorizing the legislature to override the New York State real property tax cap, passing on a roll call vote of 6-3.
The motion, introduced as "a local law authorizing the Sullivan County legislature to override the New York State real property tax cap," was moved and seconded and then taken by roll call. Legislator Terry Blaser Bernardo voted no; Joseph Perillo voted no; Nick Salomoni voted no. Legislators Amanda Ward, Louie Alvarez, Catherine (Kat) Scott, Brian McPhillips, Matt McPhillips and Nadia Reich voted yes. The clerk recorded the final tally as 6 yes, 3 no and the measure passed.
The measure was presented to the body as a proposed local law; the resolution text as recorded in the meeting did not list a local law number or ordinance identifier.
The vote took place during general resolutions and required a roll call at the request of the chair. No specific implementation steps, effective date, or changes to the county budget were stated on the record during the roll call; the meeting record did not specify a law or ordinance number for the item.
Background: The New York State real property tax cap is a state-level limit on local property tax levy increases. The local law approved by the Sullivan County Legislature, as recorded in the meeting, authorizes the county legislature to override that cap; the resolution text and record did not specify a local law number or provide additional details about conditions for an override.
What happened next: The meeting record shows the measure passed on the roll call and no further action or immediate ordinance-number assignment was recorded during the session.
Votes (roll call): Terry Blaser Bernardo — No; Amanda Ward — Yes; Louie Alvarez — Yes; Catherine (Kat) Scott — Yes; Nick Salomoni — No; Brian McPhillips — Yes; Matt McPhillips — Yes; Joseph Perillo — No; Nadia Reich — Yes. Vote tally: Yes 6, No 3; outcome: passed.
