Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Agenda -- October 13, 2015 Regular Meeting


Town of Candor
Regular Town Board Meeting
October 13, 2015

Agenda
1.    6:00 PM -- Call to order
2.    Review vouchers
3.    7:00 PM -- Opening Prayer & Pledge of Allegiance
4.    Privilege of the floor
5.    Public Hearing on Local law to provide a tax break for home solar power installation
6.    Receive Public Comments on a resolution of support for the drilling of a test well and LP gas fracking in the Town of Barton
7.    Review the minutes from the September 8 Regular meeting.
8.    Reports
·         Financial reports
·   Approve vouchers
·   Approve budget transfers
·   Supervisor’s report
·         Assessor’s Committee – Bill Strosahl & Matt Crowe
·         Buildings & Grounds Committee – Bill Strosahl & Matt Crowe
·   Update on HVAC work for last year’s Town Barn remodeling
·   Update on Town Barn rebuild
·   Update on privacy fence for neighbor
·   Update on Pavilion
·         Code Enforcement Committee – Matt Crowe & Bill Strosahl
·   Code Enforcement Officer
·         Justice Committee – Matt Crowe & Joe Bish
·         Cemeteries Committee  – George Williams &  Joe Bish
·         Highway Committee – Joe Bish &  Bill Strosahl
·   Highway Superintendent’s report
·   Schedule installation of historical signs
·         Planning Board Committee –  George Williams & Matt Crowe
·   Schedule a public hearing on the revised Comprehensive Plan for November 10.
·         Dog Control & Kennel Committee – Joe Bish & George Williams
9.    Old Business
10. New Business
·         Schedule Public Hearing on 2016 Budget for November 10.
11. Roundtable
12. Executive session, if necessary.
13. Adjournment

Proposed Local Law to provide tax incentive for home solar power




TOWN OF CANDOR, TIOGA COUNTY, NEW YORK

LOCAL LAW NUMBER 1 OF 2015

A LOCAL LAW TO REPEAL LOCAL LAW NUMBER 3 OF 1991 AND TO REPEAL THE REMOVAL OF THE TAX EXEMPTION THROUGH SECTION 487 OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Be it enacted by the Town of Candor, Tioga County, New York as follows:
SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT
This Local Law shall be known as “Local Law Number 1 of 2015”. It is the intent of this Local Law to repeal Local Law Number 3 of 1991 and thus allow for the exemption available for the increase in assessment due a taxpayer for the installation of solar and wind energy equipment within the State of New York pursuant to Subdivision 8 of Section 487 of the Real Property Tax Law.
SECTION 2. GENERAL PROVISION
This Local Law repeals in its entirety said Local Law Number 3 of 1991 and declares the same to be of no force or effect thereby allowing for an exemption pursuant to Section 487 of the Real Property Tax Law to be available for the increase in assessment due a taxpayer within the Town of Candor for the installation of solar and wind energy equipment.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY
If any portion of this Local Law, or the application thereof to any person, entity, or circumstance, shall be determined by any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such determination shall be confined in its operation to the invalid part hereof, or in its application to such person, entity, or circumstance as is directly involved in the controversy in which such determination shall have been rendered, and the remainder of his Local Law shall not be impaired thereby and such determination shall not be deemed or construed to apply to other persons, entities, or circumstances.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Local Law shall be effective upon filing with the Secretary of State in accordance with Section 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law.