Public hearing on tax levy limit override scheduled for April 14, 2026.

 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of North Haven will hold a public hearing on the 14th day of April 2026, at 1:00 PM at Village Hall, 335 Ferry Road, North Haven, New York, to consider the adoption of a Local Law as follows:



LOCAL LAW NO. OF 2026

A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT

ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW § 3-c




BE IT ENACTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH HAVEN AS FOLLOWS:




SECTION 1. PURPOSE.

It is the intent of this local law to allow the Village to adopt a budget for the fiscal year commencing June 1, 2026 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 5 of General Municipal Law § 3-c, which expressly authorizes a local government’s governing body to override the property tax cap for the coming fiscal year by the adoption of a local law approved by a vote of sixty percent (60%) of said governing body.

SECTION 3. TAX LEVY LIMIT OVERRIDE.

The Board of Trustees is hereby authorized to adopt a budget for the fiscal year commencing June 1, 2026 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the amount otherwise prescribed in General Municipal Law § 3-c.

SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY.

If a court determines that any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this local law or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance is invalid or unconstitutional, the court’s order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this local law, 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 in the controversy in which such judgment or order shall be rendered.

SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.



All persons in interest will be heard by the Board of Trustees at the public hearing to be held as aforesaid and may appear in person or by representative. The Village Hall is accessible to handicapped persons.