[Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of West Seneca as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Purchasing — See Ch. 30.
[Adopted 6-20-2016 by L.L. No. 11-2016]
It is the intent of this article to self-impose a cap for each
annual adopted budget to require that the budgeted increase in net
operating expenditures will be limited to 2% of the net operating
expenditures included within the adopted budget for the preceding
fiscal year.
This article is adopted pursuant to Municipal Home Rule which
authorizes every local government to adopt and amend local laws not
inconsistent with the provisions of the constitution or not inconsistent
with any general law relating to its property, affairs or government
and every local government, as provided by that chapter, shall have
power to adopt and amend local laws not inconsistent with the provisions
of the constitution or not inconsistent with any general law, relating
to the listed subjects, whether or not they relate to the property,
affairs or government of such local government, except to the extent
that the legislature shall restrict the adoption of such a local law
relating to other than the property, affairs or government of such
local government.
The Town Board of the Town of West Seneca, County of Erie, shall
adopt a budget for each fiscal year, commencing for the budget effective
January 1, 2017, which requires a budgeted increase in net operating
expenditures limited to 2% of the net operating expenditures included
within the adopted budget for the preceding fiscal year. Prior to
adopting each annual budget, the Town Board may adopt a resolution
setting forth that the annual budget increase for net operating expenditures
may exceed the amount set forth in this article.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Total appropriations of funds with property tax levy less
amounts for capital improvements, debt service expenditures and employee
benefits, including but not limited to workers' compensation, retirement
system contributions and health insurance.
