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TOWN OF BOSTON - RESOLUTION NO. 2026 - 68 ADOPTING A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW 3-C WHEREAS, on October 21, 2026, the Town Board of the Town of Boston held a public hearing at Boston Town Hall, 8500 Boston State Road, Boston, New York, to hear all interested parties on a proposed Local Law entitled “A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW 3-C”; and WHEREAS, the purpose of said local law allows the Town Board to adopt a 2027 budget with an increase in taxes exceeding the annual Tax Levy Limit; and WHEREAS, the Town Board actively tries to stay under the Tax Levy Limit each year despite inflation and increasing economic pressures; and WHEREAS, in 2027 the Town of Boston Water District 1 will be repaying on the principal and interest of a $4,675,000 Bond Anticipation Note (BAN) issued for Phase 1 and engineering of Phase 2 of a large-scale Water Project, which will require the capital improvements property tax code in this district to increase significantly to fund the required debt service payments; and WHEREAS, the Fire District needs to increase tax revenue to support the proposed 2027- 2029 Fire Contract; and WHEREAS, the General Fund’s fund balance has supported a multitude of capital projects in recent years allowing less room to budget appropriated fund balance; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Boston hereby adopts the 2026 Local Law entitled “A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW 3-C”, a copy of which is attached hereto and made part of this resolution; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is hereby directed to enter said Local Law in the minutes of this meeting and in the Local Law Book of the Town of Boston and give due notice of the adoption of said Local Law to the Secretary of State of New York. On October 21, 2026, the question of the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows: Yes No Abstain Absent Councilmember Martin [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Councilmember Penders [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Councilmember Selby [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Councilmember Stephan [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Supervisor Keding [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] ____________________________ Sandra L. Quinlan, Town Clerk