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Council adopts local law to add occupancy tax to Rome city charter
Summary
During a Dec. 17 special meeting, the Rome County Council approved Local Law No. 1 of 2025 amending the Rome city charter (title C, section 8) to implement a City of Rome occupancy tax; the transcript records the passage but does not include vote tallies or implementation details.
The Rome County Council adopted Local Law No. 1 of 2025 at its special meeting on Dec. 17, amending the Rome city charter (title C, miscellaneous related acts, section 8) to implement a City of Rome occupancy tax.
The proposal to amend the charter was introduced during the meeting and a motion to adopt was made and seconded in the recorded exchange. The transcript identifies the motion sequence but contains inconsistent name spellings for participants involved in moving and seconding the motion; for example, the mover is recorded in one segment as "Councilor Sprues" while roll call shows a Councilor named "Sprace." The record also contains a lengthy sequence of repeated "No." utterances in rapid succession that appears to be a transcript or recording artifact rather than a clear roll-call vote. The presiding officer subsequently stated, "Opposed local law number 1 of 2025 is carried," indicating the measure was adopted.
The meeting transcript does not provide the ordinance wording in full, the tax rate, effective date, or how revenue will be used. Those implementation details and any required follow-up actions were not specified in the recorded segments provided.
Following the adoption of Local Law No. 1, the council proceeded to conclude the meeting and adjourn.
