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Department
of State
September 3, 2026
Ashley Colbert
Town Clerk
215 N. Tiago St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
RE: Town of Ithaca
To Whom it May Concern:
KATHY HOCHUL
GOVERNOR
WALTER T. MOSLEY
SECRETARY OF STATE
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ITHACATOWN CLERK
Local Law 5 of the year 2026 was filed with this office on 8/27/2026. The Department of State
Local Law Index Number 5 of the year of 2026. The Local Law number assigned by the Department
of State for indexing purposes may be different from the Local Law number ascribed by the
Legislative Body of the Local Government.
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To Whom It- May Concern,...
Enclosed is:
Town- of Ithaca Local Law-3 for the year.2026, Adoption of "A local law to override the
Tax Levv Limit established- in General Municipal Law U-C
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1 hereby certify that the. local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of2026 Of
the (County)(City)(Town)(Vil.lage) of Ithaca was duly passed by the
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the County of ` Mate of New rYork, • having been submitted to the e ectors t the General Election of
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received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified. electors of the. cities -of said county as a"un t and,.a majority cif the
qualified electors of the towns of said county considered as a unit-voti -g at said. general election.,, becarne operative.
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correct transcript therefrom and of the whole- of such original local- law, and :was finally adopted in the manner indicated in -
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TOWN OF ITHACA
LOCAL LAW NO.5 OF ,t,RE ,YEAR 2026
A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY. LIMIT ESTABLISHED
- IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §3-C
- Be it enacted by, the, Town Board of the Town of Ithaca- as follows:
Section 1. � Legislative Intent: It is the intent of tlis local law to override the limit
-on. the. amount of real property, taxes that may be:, levied by the Town of Ithaca; County of
Tompkins: pursuant to General Municipal- Law §3.-c: .;and toallow --theTown of Ithaca,:
County of Tompkins to -adopt- �a town -budget for (a). town purposes, (b) fire protection
-districts, and (c) any - other, special , or improvement district, and,, Town improvements
provided pursuant to Town -Law Article 12-C,, -governed by the Town Board for the fiscal
year beginning January.1 2027 and ending December 31' 2027 that requires -a real property
tax levy in excess. of the "tax levy limit" as defined -by General Municipal -Law §3--c.
Section 2. Authority: This local law . is adopted pursuant to subdivision S ' of
General Municipal Law-§3:=c, which expressly_ authorizes the Town Board to- override the
tax_levy limit -by the adoption of a local law approved by vote oflat least sixty percent (60%)
of the -.Town Board..
Section 3. Tax Levy Limit- Override: ''The Town Board of the Town- of Ithaca.,
County of Tompkins is hereby authorized' to adopt a - budget for the fiscal .year 202.7 that
: requires a real property tax levy in excess of the limit specified in General Municipal Law
.Section .4. Severability: If any. clause, sentence, .paragraph, subdivision, or part
of this Local Law or - the application". thereof to any person; firm or corporation, or
circumstance,, shall be,,''adjusted by any- court of competent: jurisdiction to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such order= . �or judgment shall'.'.not`: affect, impair, , or invalidate the
remainder thereof, but shall be confined in. its "operation to -the clause, sentence, paragraph,
subdivision, or part of this Local Law or in its application to the person, individual; firm or
corporation or circumstance , . directly: involved. iri the controversy in which such, j udgment
or, order shall be rendered:
_ Section 5.' Effective, date: This, local law. shall take: effect immediately -upon filing
with the Secretary 'of State.
Adopted 08/10/2026 -
.. MEETING . OF THE ITHACA TOWN, BOARD
August 10,1026
TB• Resolution 2026 - 049: Adoption of Local Law 5 of 2026 entitled "A •local law to
override the Tax Levu Limit established'in General Municipal Law 43-C
Resolved- that the Town Board adopts. Local. Law 5 of 2026 entitled- "A local law to override the
Tax Levy- Limit established in General Municipal Law §3-U."as-'sub.mitte'd.
Moved: Eric Levine'',, Seconded:' Pamela Bleiwas
Vote: ayes — Howe, DePaolo- Bliewas, Levine, Sinton and McCune
STATE OF NEW YORK)
COUNTY OF TOMPKINS) S S
TOWN OF ITHACA:
I, Ashley Colbert, Deputy Town Clerk of the .Town of Ithaca,, do hereby certify that the above resolution.
is an exact copy of the same adopted by the Ithaca Town Board at a meeting on the -10thday of August 2026.
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;a_EAL Ashley Colbert, Deputy Town: Clerk.
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