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Board adopts 10% school tax exemption for volunteer firefighters, ambulance workers
Summary
The Town of Webb UFSD Board voted 4-0 to implement a 10% school property tax exemption under NY RPTL §466-a for enrolled volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers, with five‑ and twenty‑year service thresholds and an effective date for the 2025–26 tax year.
The Town of Webb Union Free School District Board of Education voted unanimously on Nov. 14, 2024, to adopt a local real property tax exemption under New York Real Property Tax Law §466‑a that grants a 10% reduction in school tax on a volunteer’s primary residence.
The resolution specifies eligibility and documentation requirements: applicants must be enrolled members of an incorporated volunteer fire company, volunteer fire department, or incorporated volunteer ambulance service that serves the district; the property must be the applicant’s primary residence and used exclusively for residential purposes (any nonresidential portion remains taxable); and applicants must submit certification from the “authority having jurisdiction.” The resolution establishes a five‑year active‑service threshold for initial eligibility and a 20‑year threshold that, if met and certified, provides the exemption for the life of the applicant. Provisions also allow continued exemption for an unremarried surviving spouse in the event of a line‑of‑duty death, subject to certification and prior receipt conditions.
The board directed the superintendent or designee to transmit the resolution to town assessors and the Herkimer County Department of Real Property Tax. The resolution states it will apply to assessment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates on or after March 1, 2025, for the 2025–26 school tax year. Vote: Yes 4, No 0.
