182.2015 Government Efficiency Plan RESOLUTION ADOPTING GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY PLAN AND
AUTHORIZING ITS SUBMISSION TO STATE DIVISION OF BUDGET
RESOLUTION NO.: 182,2015
INTRODUCED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr.William VanNess
WHEREAS, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature enacted the
Property Tax Freeze Credit as a two-year tax relief program designed to reimburse qualifying
homeowners for increase in local property taxes on their primary residences, and
WHEREAS, the credit is only available for homeowners in a local taxing jurisdiction
which complies with the New York State Property Tax Cap and develops a State Division of
Budget approved Government Efficiency Plan (hereinafter"GEP"), and
WHEREAS, the GEP must evidence a one percent savings in the Town's tax levies for each of
the following three years as a result of shared services, consolidation or merger of services, or
demonstrating and implementing operational efficiencies, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury wished to develop and implement an individual GEP
complying with State standards so that Town resident homeowners may receive such property tax
credit from New York State, and
WHEREAS, a proposed GEP was prepared by the Town Budget Officer, and
WHEREAS, the Town Supervisor must certify that the GEP will result in savings of at least
one percent of tax levy for the fiscal years beginning in 2014 and in each of the fiscal years beginning in
2017, beginning in 2018, and beginning in 2019, and
WHEREAS, the Town Budget Officer must certify the Town will undertake its best efforts to
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fully implement the services specified in the GEP by the end of the local fiscal year beginning in 2017,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby adopts the proposed GEP, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer to file
the GEP and any other needed related materials with the New York State Division of Budget, and
the Town Supervisor and Town Budget Officer to sign any necessary GEP certifications and take all
actions necessary to effectuate submission of the GEP for approval by the New York State
Division of Budget.
Duly adopted this 18th day of May, 2015, by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
AB SENT : None
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