It is the intent of this article to override the limit on the
amount of real property taxes that may be levied by the Town of DeWitt,
County of Onondaga, pursuant to General Municipal Law § 3-c,
and to allow the Town of DeWitt, County of Onondaga, to adopt a Town
budget for: 1) Town purposes; 2) fire protection districts; and 3)
any other special or improvement district governed by the Town Board
for the fiscal year 2023 that requires a real property tax levy in
excess of the “tax levy limit” as defined by General Municipal
Law § 3-c.
This article is adopted pursuant to Subdivision 5 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 a vote of 60% of the Town Board.
The Town Board of the Town of DeWitt, County of Onondaga, is
hereby authorized to adopt a budget for the fiscal year 2023 that
requires a real property tax levy in excess of the limit specified
in General Municipal Law § 3-c.
This article shall take effect immediately upon its filing in
the office of the Secretary of State in accordance with § 27
of Municipal Home Rule Law.