Oneida County, NY – Oneida County, New York Executive Joe Griffo signed into law a property tax credit for volunteer fire and ambulance workers in the county.
The tax credit would amount to 10 percent of a house’s assessed value up to $3,000, multiplied by the latest equalization rate for that community. The exemption will reduce the county tax bill between $20 and $30 for an average firefighter’s home. However, this exemption could be approved by villages, towns, and school districts to multiply the benefit to the county’s roughly 2,400 volunteer firefighters who belong to 48 fire departments.
The exemption would be granted to firefighters who have been enrolled in their departments for at least five years, own their primary residence, reside in Oneida County, have no other exemptions, and own single family residences. Overall, the exemption is estimated to save the county’s volunteer firefighters about $60,000.
