Common Council Meeting -- 02.05.2025

Submitted to council by: Law Proposed Ordinance No. Submitted to council on: 02 / 05 / 25 Proposed Resolution No. Sent to Council Attorney on: 02 / 05 / 25 Thursday Rule Waiver Required? N Date of Legislation: 02 / 05 / 25 Explanation provided to council on: / / ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY OF UTICA Department of Legislation Common Council Sponsored by: Councilmembers Burmaster, Williamson Local Law No. __ of 2025 Introductory Local Law No. 1 of 2025 A LOCAL LAW AUTHORIZING A PROPERTY TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW SECTION 3-C Presented and read Laid on the Table Adopted by the Common Council by a vote of YEAS: ___, NAYS: ___, on __________, 2025. Became a Local Law with the approval of the Mayor on __________, 2025, after a public hearing on __________, 2025. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF UTICA; Section 1. Legislative Intent It is the intent of this local law to allow the City of Utica to adopt a budget for the next fiscal year that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the "tax levy limit" as defined by General Municipal Law Section 3-c. Section 2. Authority This local law is adopted pursuant to subdivision 5 of the General Municipal Law Section 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 City of Utica, is hereby authorized to adopt or implement a budget pursuant to law for the fiscal year commencing April l, 2018 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the amount otherwise prescribed in General Municipal Law Section 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 the 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 be operative for the fiscal year commencing April l, 2025. 1 MEMBERS AYES NAYS MEMBERS AYES NAYS ADOPTED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: 1 K. Aiello 6 J. Betrus 2 R. Burmaster 7 M. Williamson AYES _______ NAYS _______ 3 J. Betar 8 S. Colosimo-Testa DATE ADOPTED _____/_____/ 2025 4 F. Carcone 9 J. LoMedico 5 V. Ervin 10 R. Giruzzi