[Adopted 3-2-2010 by L.L. No. 5-2010 (Ch. 60, Art. I, of
the 1985 Code)]
[Amended 6-17-2014 by L.L. No. 32-2014]
The County of Suffolk elects to distribute mortgage tax revenues
collected pursuant to Article 11 of the New York Tax Law to towns
and villages on a quarterly basis.
A. The Suffolk County Clerk, as recording officer, and the Suffolk County
Comptroller shall prepare a joint report on or before the 15th day
of February, May, August and November of each year showing the amount
of mortgage tax revenue to be credited to each town and village for
the preceding three-month period ending December 31, March 31, June
30 and September 30.
B. The Suffolk County Legislature shall, on or before the 15th day of
March, June, September and December of each year, authorize the Presiding
Officer and the Clerk of the Legislature to execute and deliver a
warrant directing the County Comptroller to make the payments to towns
and villages specified in the joint report. The Suffolk County Legislature
shall authorize the issuance of the warrant by procedural motion.
This article shall apply to mortgage recording taxes collected
by the County of Suffolk on and after October 1, 2010. The County
Treasurer shall make the first quarterly mortgage tax distribution
in March 2011.
[Adopted 9-5-2018 by L.L.
No. 23-2018]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CHAIRPERSON
The Chair of the Public Safety Committee of the Suffolk County
Legislature or any successor committee thereto.
COMMITTEE
The Public Safety Committee of the Suffolk County Legislature
or any successor committee thereto.
FEDERAL ASSET FORFEITURE FUNDS
Federally forfeited property shared with participating state
and local law enforcement agencies authorized by federal law and guidelines.
GUIDELINES
The United States Department of Treasury Guide to Equitable
Sharing for Foreign Countries and Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement
Agencies and the United States Department of Justice Guide to Equitable
Sharing for State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, together with
any supplement or successor to either guide.
NEW PURCHASE
The purchase of any item or service by a recipient agency
with federal or state asset forfeiture funds which has not been subject
to the review process established under this article.
RECIPIENT AGENCY
Every County department, office or agency entrusted with
federal or state asset forfeiture funds.
Subject to the provisions of §
86-7 of this article, a recipient agency may only expend federal or state asset forfeiture funds for law enforcement purposes permissible under federal and state laws, rules, regulations and guidelines now existing or hereinafter promulgated governing the use of federal or state asset forfeiture funds and as consistent with this article. Nothing within this article shall be construed to authorize the purchase of any goods or services which do not conform with applicable federal or state law or any rule, regulation or guideline governing the use of asset forfeiture funds.
Notwithstanding the provisions of §
86-6 of this article, separate application of approval for payment of all tuition expenses and attendance of County officers and employees at schools, seminars, institutes and the like conducted for the betterment of municipal government are subject to the provisions of §
A2-17 and §
A3-1 of the Administrative Code.
Committee procedures under this article shall conform to applicable
state and local law and resolutions and the rules of the Suffolk County
Legislature.