APPROVAL/MEMORIALIZATION/SUPPORT
FOR ASSEMBLY BILL A04746/ (“CAHILL
BILL”)/SCHOOL TAX REFORM
WHEREAS, the real property tax on home owners in Putnam County
for the support of education has become an overwhelming financial
burden to our homeowners; and
WHEREAS, a
real property tax for the support of education is a very regressive
tax; and
WHEREAS, a
fairer and more equitable way to distribute this cost among the
residents of our various school districts
would be through an income tax;
and
WHEREAS, Assembly
Bill A04746 sponsored by Assemblyman Cahill would remove this
real property tax burden from our property owners
while mandating
all costs of a basic quality education be paid directly by the state
through revenues collected by income taxes; now therefore be
it
RESOLVED,
that the County of Putnam supports the concept contained in Assembly
Bill A04746 removing whereby the burden of support
of education
be removed
from property owners of our county and mandating the cost of a basic
quality education be paid directly by the State of New York through
revenues collected
by income taxes; and be it
Further
Resolved,
that copies of this resolution be forwarded to Governor Paterson,
Senate Majority Leader Bruno, Assembly Speaker
Silver, Senator Leibell,
Assemblywoman Galef, Assemblyman Ball and the New York Association
of Counties.
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