WPCNR'S ADAM IN ALBANY. From the Office of 89th District Assemblyman Adam T. Bradley. June 16, 2004: Assemblyman Adam Bradley (D-White Plains) announced the Assembly has passed a bill he sponsored putting into effect a property tax exemption for certain volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers in Westchester County (A.9657).
“Volunteers are essential to our fire companies and ambulance corps,” Bradley said. “This legislation goes a long way to assisting those important emergency service workers by providing them with a property tax exemption.”
Bradley’s bill enables local governments to provide a 10 percent property tax reduction for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers. This bill simplifies the process, enabling local governments to put the exemptions into effect.
Earlier this month, Bradley helped pass legislation authorizing municipalities to increase volunteer service award benefits, including pension-type benefits (A.11198), and a bill helping expand coverage for the legal defense of firefighters involved in lawsuits related to the performance of their duties (A.11197).
Bradley also helped pass a resolution calling on the Federal Communications Commission to provide first responders with emergency priority to the wireless communications network (K.2368) and a bill giving fire trucks and ambulances special permits that would allow them to drive through toll booths without paying (A.11202).
“Our families’ safety is their first priority,” Bradley said. “And I’m working to ensure that our first responders’ efforts do not go unnoticed. Every time we provide tax relief to our volunteers, we are helping grow the pool of those willing to volunteer in our communities.”
