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Board moves conceptually to add property-tax exemption for surviving spouses of fallen officers
Summary
A board member proposed a local law to exempt surviving spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty from up to 50% of assessed value; the board approved the concept subject to review of draft language and an application process.
A board member proposed advancing a local law to provide a property-tax exemption of up to 50% for surviving spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty, mirroring a recent change at the state level. Staff said the exemption would operate through an application process and noted usual caveats — for example, remarriage can terminate eligibility — that mirror firefighter-spouse exemptions.
"I'd like to put forward a local law relative to the exemption for surviving spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty," the proposer said, and staff added the proposal "mirrors" the state provision and would be processed as an application. The board moved and conceptually approved the policy pending review of final language. Staff referenced "real property tax law 4 71" in the meeting when describing the state authority for the exemption (citation as stated in the transcript). No individual claims of eligible applicants were reported.
Nut graf: The board approved the concept and directed staff to circulate and refine the draft language; the matter will return for formal adoption if the board elects to proceed. The meeting record shows the citation to state law as given verbally during the discussion; the transcript rendering of the numeric reference was not formalized at the meeting.
