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At a glance: Wyoming County special session actions and votes
Summary
The Board of Supervisors met in special session on Feb. 24, 2026, opened and closed a public hearing with no public comment, adopted Local Law 1 (Intro. A, Year 2026) on senior exemption eligibility, and adjourned at 11:46 AM; four supervisors were recorded absent.
Wyoming County’s Board of Supervisors convened a special session on Feb. 24, 2026. The board opened a public hearing on a proposed local law to revise senior citizens real property tax exemption eligibility, recorded no public comment, and closed the hearing the same day. Procedural motions to open and close the hearing were made by Supervisor May and seconded by Supervisor McCormick and Supervisor Merrill, respectively; the minutes record that "All voted in favor."
The board adopted Resolution No. 26-142 (Local Law 1, Year 2026) to repeal and replace earlier local laws on senior exemption options and to enact a graduated income-based exemption schedule for county purposes. The minutes list the law’s effective procedure (effective upon filing) and state it applies to assessment rolls with taxable status dates after March 1, 2026. The session was adjourned by Senior Supervisor Berwanger at 11:46 AM.
Attendance and procedural notes: the minutes list four supervisors as absent (Prior, T/Bennington; Klein, T/Castile; Leuer, T/Middlebury; Smith, T/Pike). The clerk, County Attorney, and Real Property Services Director were present and identified in the official minutes.
