 | RESOLUTION NO. 145 of 2013 DATED: July 23, 2013 |
RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE STATE LEGISLATURE PASS BILL S.5915 TO ENACT THE FLOOD ASSESSMENT RELIEF ACT OF 2013 (BOARD OF SUPERVISORS)
| Seconded by: | Stark |
WHEREAS, the legislation would provide flood property assessment relief for certain real property in Montgomery County and offer tax assessment relief to those who were victims of floods which occurred in the summer of 2013, and
WHEREAS, in most upstate counties, a homeowner’s property taxes are based upon the assessed value of their home as of a March 1st taxable status date, and
WHEREAS, between June 20, 2013 and July 7, 2013, Montgomery County experienced severe flooding of the Mohawk River and smaller streams and rivers, causing significant property damage, and
WHEREAS, under current law, the owner of such property would still have to pay taxes based on the March 1st value of the property, and
WHEREAS, this legislation allows Montgomery County taxpayers whose real property was seriously damaged to grieve their assessment to the local Board of Assessment Review and the Board will then revalue the property based on the value of the home after the flood, and
WHEREAS, local assessors are authorized to request that assessments of seriously damaged homes be based on the after-flood value and will allow those property owners to be fairly taxed,
RESOLVED, that the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors hereby supports and advocates for the passage of S.5915 by the NYS Legislature.
RESOLUTION VOTE, passed with Aye(1817). Supervisor Sullivan was absent. (7/23/2013)
County Attorney |
| cc: | County Clerk County Treasurer Senator Cecilia Tkaczyk Senator Charles Schumer Senator Hugh Farley Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara Governor Andrew Cuomo Congressman Paul D. Tonko Congressman Chris Gibson |
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