Curran denies 9-day tax extension approved by legislature

 


Nassau County residents will not get an additional nine days to pay the second half of their school property tax bill without being subject to penalties or interest. 

County Executive Laura Curran yesterday returned a local law adopted by the county legislature to delay the May 10th deadline for incurring taxes and penalties for late payment of school taxes until June 10.

Although Curran at first questioned the financial impact, the legislature on April 20th unanimously approved pushing back the deadline for a month. The legislature cited the financial upheaval and public health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Faced with unanimous legislative support to move the deadline,  Curran quickly changed her position and met lawmakers half-way. She said she would ask Gov. Andrew Cuomo to delay penalties and interest until June 1 -- even without a financial impact report. 

The next day, Curran issued an executive order, authorized by Cuomo, to delay penalties until June 1 -- nine days before the legislative deadline of June 10.

Because of her action, Curran said, the legislature's local law for taxpayer relief is not needed. And, she also contended, the law was improper anyway.

A spokesman for the legislature's Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) did not immediately respond when asked if the legislature would try  to override Curran's disapproval. A move to re-establish the June 10 deadline would require 13 votes of the 19-member legislature.

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