2002-187` . ! ORIGINAL
RESOLUTION NO. 2002-187
RESOLUTION PERMITTING APPROPRIATIONS FOR GRINNELL LIBRARY
TO BE LISTED SEPARATELY ON REAL PROPERTY TAX BILL
The following Resolution was introduced by Mr. Valdati
and seconded by
WHEREAS, pursuant to Education Law §259. Lb (1), the Trustees of the Grinnell
Library Association circulated a Petition among the voters of the Town of Wappinger to increase
the funding of the Grinnell Library Association by the Town of Wappinger from $100,000 to
$314,874; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said Petition, the request to increase the funding to $314,874
was placed on the ballot at the bi-annual election resulting in an approval by the voters of the
Town of Wappinger to authorize the Town Board to increase such funding; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger wishes to separate the appropriations for the
Grinnell Library Association from the Town's general budget by making it a separate line item
on the State, County and Town Real Property Tax Bills; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board, by adoption of this Resolution, hereby formally requests
that the New York State Legislature, through its elected representatives, the Honorable Stephen
M. Saland, Senator, and the Honorable Joel Miller, Assemblyman, to adopt appropriate
amendments to the Law to permit Towns to separate funding for library purposes from the
general fund and list them separately on each statement whenever such funding is authorized, or
to adopt such other statutory amendments they deem appropriate to effectuate the purposes stated
herein.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, as follows:
1. The recitations above set forth are incorporated in this Resolution as if fully set
forth and adopted herein.
2. Request is hereby made of the New York State Legislature by the Town of
Wappinger through its elected representatives, the Honorable Stephen M. Saland,
Senator, and the Honorable Joel Miller, Assemblyman, to adopt appropriate
legislation to permit municipalities to separate budget appropriations for library
purposes from the general fund and list said appropriations separately on each
statement of taxes sent to taxpayers or to adopt any other legislation or statutory
enactment said representatives deem necessary and appropriate to accomplish the
purposes indicated above.
3. It is the purpose and intention of this Resolution that the Town be given statutory
authority to treat library appropriations as separate line items from the General
Fund and listed separately on State, County and Town tax statements sent to the
taxpayers.
The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows:
JOSEPH RUGGIERO, Supervisor
ROBERT L. VALDATI, Councilman
VINCENT F. BETTINA, Councilman
JOSEPH P. PAOLONI, Councilman
CHRISTOPHER J. COLSEY, Councilman
Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York
June 10, 2002
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Voting Aye
Voting Aye
Voting _Absent
Voting Aye
Voting Aye
The Resolution is hereby duly declared adopted.
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