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Sullivan County Legislature holds public hearing on overriding New York property tax cap
Summary
The Sullivan County Legislature opened a public hearing July 17 to consider a proposed local law that would authorize the county to override the New York State property tax cap for fiscal year 2026; public comment focused on timing, equalization rates and budget uncertainty. No vote on adopting the local law was taken at the hearing.
The Sullivan County Legislature opened a public hearing on July 17, 2025, to consider a proposed local law that would authorize the county to override the New York State property tax cap for fiscal year 2026. County Clerk Anne Marie read the public notice and the text of a draft local law citing the state tax-cap statute and General Municipal Law §3-c.
The draft local law would allow the legislature to adopt a budget in 2026 with a tax levy greater than the statutory limit for that fiscal year, if the legislature first enacts a local law to override the limit by a vote of 60% of its total voting power, as described in General Municipal Law §3-c(5). The notice…
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