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Committee moves several items to consent agenda; home‑rule sales‑tax resolution adopted for Albany submission
Summary
At the May 6 Committee of the Whole meeting New Rochelle councilmembers adopted a home‑rule resolution authorizing submission of a local sales and compensating use tax extension to Albany and moved multiple agenda items to next week's consent calendar for final action.
The New Rochelle City Council’s committee of the whole took procedural votes on May 6 to forward several items to the consent agenda and adopted a home‑rule resolution sending a local sales and compensating use tax extension to Albany for state action.
Key votes and procedural outcomes
- Home‑rule request (Item 4): The committee voted to adopt the resolution directing the mayor and corporation counsel to transmit a home‑rule message to the State of New York requesting extension of the local sales and compensating use tax. The motion was moved and seconded on the record; the chair announced a voice vote and declared the resolution adopted and to be sent to Albany.
- Consent‑agenda referrals: Council members moved and seconded multiple agenda items to be taken as part of the consent agenda at the council’s next formal meeting. Items referred to consent included (but were not limited to): proposed free parking for the downtown summer concert series (Item 5), extension of the Empress Ambulance Services contract (Item 6), reallocation introductions and public‑hearing designations for HOME/ARP funds and CDBG adjustments (Items 7–10), budget amendment for zero‑emission vehicle reimbursements (Item 11), multiple grant applications (Items 12–17) and related resolutions to designate public hearings and accept awards. For each motion the chair called for all in favor; the council recorded an affirmative voice vote with no opposed speakers noted on the audio record.
What was not decided tonight
Most of the items moved to the consent agenda were referred for vote at a subsequent meeting; the committee did not finalize appropriations for those items during this session. Several grant applications require later appropriation if awarded.
Context and next steps
The adopted home‑rule resolution is the recorded final action of the evening and will be transmitted to Albany for the State Legislature’s consideration. Items moved to the consent agenda will be considered for approval at the body’s next scheduled meeting, where council members will have the opportunity to vote on each referred item as part of the consent calendar.
