New law: Taxes due 4/ 30. May 1 to May 31 the penalty is 0.5%, . June 1 to July 15 to 1% from 5%.
Link below to discussion with dept heads & 2 Fire Chiefs (how we're managing during crisis)
https://greenburghny.swagit.com/play/04142020-1909
REDUCED PENALTIES FOR LATE TAX PAYMENTS APPROVED BY BOARD OF LEGISLATORS---town, county, fire district taxes (paid districts) due April 30th
The Westchester County Board of Legislators approved legislation tonight that will authorize towns to reduce the penalties they collect for taxes. If you pay your taxes by April 30th there is no penalty. If you pay May 1 to May 31 the penalty is 0.5%, not 2%. It reduces late-payment penalties for taxes paid from June 1 to July 15 to 1% from 5%.. This was a compromise that the Board of Legislators and Westchester Town Supervisors Association agreed to.
Towns are required by law to pay the county 100% of the taxes we collect whether we collect them or not. And, the law requires the towns to pay the taxes the entire tax bill owed by certain dates.
LINKS TO WHAT’S HAPPENING IN TOWN -DEPARTMENT HEADS DISCUSS WEEKS ACTIVITIES WITH TOWN BOARD AND HOW THEY ARE DEALING WITH COVID-19
Last week’s meeting -link below....Next department meeting: Tuesday at 6 PM
Every Tuesday at 6 PM the Town Board meets with department heads for an update on department activities during the COVID-19 crisis. The department heads discuss how their department heads are functioning, number of employees who are out sick, how many came back, services that are being offered to residents and how staff are working from home. The following is a link to our last Town Board work session. Although the Fire departments are independent of the town, they provide an important service to the community
(Fairview Fire Chief and Hartsdale Fire Chief participated (fire departments are independent of the town); Representatives of the Greenville Fire district have been offered an open invitation to provide residents with updates on how their fire district is operating during any upcoming Town Board work session -via Zoom. Our next update is Tuesday at 6 PM.
https://greenburghny.swagit.com/play/04142020-1909
PAUL FEINER