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Committee approves tax bill printing renewal, joins two tax certiorari appraisals and advances local tax-exemption changes
Summary
The Administration Committee authorized renewing the Applied Business Systems tax bill printing contract, agreed to share appraisal costs (county share not to exceed $10,000) for two tax certiorari cases in Hornellsville, and approved amendments to local exemption laws following state changes affecting volunteers, seniors, veterans and law enforcement exemptions.
The committee authorized the Director of the Real Property Tax Service Agency to renew the Applied Business Systems contract for tax bill printing and mailing for 2026 under the same terms and conditions (motion approved 5-0). Director Larry Roach then requested the county participate in appraisal costs for two tax certiorari proceedings in the Town of Hornellsville; the committee authorized the county’s share not to exceed $10,000 (motion passed 5-0).
Roach summarized state-driven changes that require local-law amendments. He said the volunteer firefighter/ambulance-worker exemption now can include surviving spouses of those killed in the line of duty and shortens the length-of-service minimum to two to five years for a 50% primary-residence exemption. On the senior exemption, Roach said the sliding scale’s maximum percentage increased to 65% for qualifying incomes and that the county expects about 1,200 individuals to fall into the new categories. The committee approved the relevant local-law amendments and will prepare resolutions for the Legislature.
