RESOLUTION NO. 579
TAXES TO BE APPROPRIATED AND LEVIED UPON THE SEVERAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN THE COUNTY FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES AND FOR SPECIAL DISTRICT TAXES IN THE TOWNS
Introduced: 12/22/25
By Willingham:
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the amount for court ordered refunds and the County tax be apportioned to and levied upon the several cities and towns in the County on the basis of equalized valuation thereof in the following sums:
|
Cities and Towns |
County Expenses |
|
Albany |
$20,858,677.12 |
|
Cohoes |
3,584.245.05 |
|
Watervliet |
1,720,700.34 |
|
Berne |
1,173,560.20 |
|
Bethlehem |
15,916,298.33 |
|
Coeymans |
2,143,341.26 |
|
Colonie |
36,665,366.84 |
|
Green Island |
745,517.72 |
|
Guilderland |
14,490,093.11 |
|
Knox |
970,437.07 |
|
New Scotland |
4,313,416.54 |
|
Rensselaerville |
944,044.18 |
|
Westerlo |
1,305,350.20 |
|
TOTAL |
104,831,047.97 |
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the proportion of County taxes including debits or credits to be levied against the property within the City of Albany is hereby determined to be $20,858,677.12 with the rate of taxation in the City of Albany for 2026 to be $2.807418 on each $1,000 of assessed value, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the proportion of County taxes including debits or credits to be levied against the property within the City of Cohoes is hereby determined to be $3,584,245.05 with the rate of taxation in the City of Cohoes for 2026 to be $7.613592 on each $1,000 of assessed value, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the proportion of County taxes including debits or credits to be levied against property within the City of Watervliet is hereby determined to be $1,720,700.34 with the rate of taxation in the City of Watervliet for 2026 to be $4.360640 on each $1,000 of assessed value, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the rates of taxation upon the remaining tax districts in the County of Albany for the year 2026 for the County taxes, general town expenses, payments of the expenses of improvements of highways, are hereby fixed on each of assessed valuation at the following rates:
|
Town of Berne |
|
|
|
General |
|
|
|
|
County Purposes |
6.843259 |
|
|
Town & Highway Combined |
7.913640 |
|
|
|
|
|
Town of Bethlehem |
|
|
|
General |
|
|
|
|
County Purposes |
4.023992 |
|
|
Town |
1.103279 |
|
|
Highway |
1.896649 |
|
|
|
|
|
Town of Coeymans |
|
|
|
General |
|
|
|
|
County Purposes |
3.491639 |
|
|
Town |
2.771908 |
|
|
|
|
|
Town of Colonie |
|
|
|
General |
|
|
|
|
County Purposes |
5.870250 |
|
|
Town |
4.596070 |
|
|
|
|
|
Town of Green Island |
|
|
|
General |
|
|
|
|
County Purposes |
3.861311 |
|
|
|
|
|
Town of Guilderland |
|
|
|
General |
|
|
|
|
County |
3.423348 |
|
|
Town |
1.389484 |
|
|
Highway |
0.029264 |
|
|
|
|
|
Town of Knox |
|
|
|
General |
|
|
|
|
County Purposes |
7.081592 |
|
|
Town |
1.216554 |
|
|
Highway |
0.713458 |
|
|
|
|
|
Town of New Scotland |
|
|
|
General |
|
|
|
|
County Purposes |
3.967109 |
|
|
Town |
1.598934 |
|
|
|
|
|
Town of Rensselaerville |
|
|
|
General |
|
|
|
|
County |
6.934403 |
|
|
Town |
1.824716 |
|
|
Highway (Item 1) |
2.973737 |
|
|
Highway (Item 3) |
1.128962 |
|
|
Highway (Item 4) |
2.950298 |
|
|
|
|
|
Town of Westerlo |
|
|
|
General |
|
|
|
|
County Purposes |
460.701809 |
|
|
Town |
250.492003 |
|
|
Highway (Item 1) |
169.505137 |
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the rates for special district taxes in the towns of the County of Albany having special districts for the purpose of raising sums necessary for the payment of expenses of said special districts be and the same hereby are, fixed on each of assessed valuation of the property in said districts as follows:
|
Town of Berne |
|
|
Berne Fire District (joint) |
3.523453 |
|
Helderberg Ambulance District |
0.572568 |
|
|
|
|
Town of Bethlehem |
|
|
County Adv Life Support |
0.406407 |
|
Water District No. 1 |
0.363988 |
|
Ambulance EMS |
0.113083 |
|
Delmar Fire District |
1.049611 |
|
Elsmere Fire District |
1.140858 |
|
Slingerlands Fire District (joint) |
1.518885 |
|
Selkirk Fire District |
1.798084 |
|
Elmwood Park Fire District (joint) |
2.560451 |
|
Vista Light District |
0.369180 |
|
Bethlehem Sewer |
0.548661 |
|
|
|
|
Town of Coeymans |
|
|
Coeymans Hollow Fire District |
1.706518 |
|
Coeymans Fire District |
1.787578 |
|
|
|
|
Town of Colonie |
|
|
West Albany Fire District |
2.407091 |
|
Stanford Heights Fire District |
3.302265 |
|
Boght Community Fire District |
2.457185 |
|
Latham Fire Protection District |
1.600513 |
|
Fuller Road Fire Protection District |
2.136286 |
|
Verdoy Fire District |
1.835947 |
|
Midway Fire District |
2.327259 |
|
Maplewood Fire Protection District |
1.815077 |
|
Schuyler Heights Fire District |
3.275129 |
|
Shaker Road Loudonville Fire District |
1.487567 |
|
Latham Water District |
0.289834 |
|
Maplewood Water District |
0.627523 |
|
Maplewood Refuse and Garbage |
1.295759 |
|
|
|
|
Town of Guilderland |
|
|
Guilderland Fire District |
1.783708 |
|
Guilderland Center Fire District |
1.626034 |
|
McKownville Fire District |
1.682106 |
|
Fort Hunter Fire District |
1.074880 |
|
Westmere Fire District |
1.272406 |
|
Elmwood Park Fire District (joint) |
2.184923 |
|
Rotterdam Fire District |
1.111234 |
|
Altamont Fire Protection District |
0.690069 |
|
Guilderland Fire Protection District No. 1 |
1.237123 |
|
Guilderland Lighting District |
0.021087 |
|
Presidential Estates Lighting |
0.040735 |
|
McKownville Light District |
0.028033 |
|
Pine Hills Lighting District |
0.034274 |
|
Weather Field Light District |
0.010483 |
|
Guilderland Water District |
0.687444 |
|
|
|
|
Town of Knox |
|
|
Knox Fire District |
2.356088 |
|
Knox Lighting District |
0.432620 |
|
Berne Fire District |
3.618682 |
|
|
|
|
Town of New Scotland |
|
|
New Salem Fire Protection District |
0.863517 |
|
Onesquethaw Fire Protection District |
1.545015 |
|
Delmar-Elsmere-Slingerlands Ambulance |
0.111494 |
|
Slingerlands Fire District (joint) |
1.495759 |
|
Elmwood Park Fire District (joint) |
2.521059 |
|
Clarksville Lighting District |
0.149393 |
|
Feura Bush Lighting District |
0.172967 |
|
Douglas Lane Light District |
0.065103 |
|
Special EMT District |
0.114133 |
|
New Salem Ambulance |
0.282152 |
|
Clarksville Water District |
1.309748 |
|
Country Club Water |
0.007549 |
|
Font Grove Water |
0.009426 |
|
Heldervale Water District |
0.276080 |
|
Kensington Wood Water |
0.008804 |
|
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Town of Rensselaerville |
|
|
Rensselaerville Lighting District |
0.639485 |
|
Preston Hollow Lighting District |
1.158737 |
|
Tri-Village Fire Protection District |
1.409792 |
|
Medusa Fire Protection District |
2.137698 |
|
Rensselaerville Fire Protection District |
1.325209 |
|
Rensselaerville Water Hydrant |
0.330278 |
|
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Town of Westerlo |
|
|
Westerlo Fire Protection District |
101.814823 |
|
Westerlo Lighting District |
30.787190 |
|
South Westerlo Lighting District |
40.563304 |
|
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and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the County Legislature is directed to forward certified copies of this resolution to the appropriate County, Town and City Officials.