Public hearing on the following:

• Proposed Local Law No. "D" for 2023, "A Local Law Enacting a Limited Exemption from County Real Property Taxes for Properties Located Within the Town of Guilderland which are Subject to Qualified Conservation Easement Agreements" [PH Reso. 23-299]
• Proposed Local Law No. "J" for 2023, "A Local Law of the County of Albany, New York, Imposing an Additional One Percent Rate of Tax on Sales and Uses of Tangible Personal Property and of Certain Services, and on Occupancy of Hotel Rooms and Amusement Charges, Pursuant to Article 29 of the Tax Law of the State of New York" [PH Reso. 23-301]
• Proposed Local Law No. "K" for 2023, "A Local Law of the County of Albany, New York Imposing a Tax on the Occupancy of Hotel Rooms in Albany County" [PH Reso. 23-302]
• Proposed Local Law No. "L" for 2023, "A Local Law of The County Of Albany, New York Enacting a Mortgage Recording Tax Pursuant to Section 253-P of the Tax Law of the State of New York" [PH Reso. 23-303]

This meeting will be held IN PERSON, with the option to watch live on YouTube or participate remotely via Zoom

• If you come in person, please be prepared to follow current COVID guidelines.
• You can watch our hearings live on our YouTube channel.

If you would like to participate via Zoom:

• You must pre-register with the Clerk (see below). 
• County residents will be taken first.
• Speakers may be allowed up to five minutes to express their views.

To pre-register to participate via Zoom

Pre-registration closes at 12 Noon on the day of the hearing.

Please send an email to publichearings@albanycountyny.gov with the following information:

• Your name, address and phone number
  Your name and municipality will be made public (e.g., "Jane Doe, Cohoes, NY"), the rest of your information will remain private.
• Confirmation that you have access to Zoom
• The Public Hearing you would like to speak at and a statement you would like read in lieu of formal participation.
  • You may sign up for multiple Public Hearings, if time allows.
  • Please limit the length any written statements to allow for the participation of others.
  • All written statements will be given to members, regardless of length. 
• The Clerk or a member of our staff will contact you with the information for you to connect.

As always, you can address any subject with the Legislature by regular mail sent to the Clerk of the Legislature, Harold L. Joyce Albany County Office Building, 112 State Street, Suite 710, Albany, NY 12207 or by email to necole.chambers@albanycountyny.gov.