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Port Jervis adopts hotel-and-motel tax local law
Summary
The Port Jervis Common Council adopted Local Law No. 6 of 2025, a hotel-and-motel tax law, after issuing a SEQ negative declaration; the vote carried and council members said adoption is intended as a revenue tool for city needs.
Port Jervis — The Common Council adopted Local Law No. 6 of 2025, establishing a hotel-and-motel tax, after the council voted to issue a SEQ negative declaration and adopt the measure.
Councilman McGraw moved for the SEQ negative declaration and then moved to adopt Local Law No. 6. The motion was seconded and the council voted in favor; the motion carried. The measure was described at the meeting as the "hotel and motel tax law." The record shows the council considered and closed the public hearing on related items before the adoption vote.
Why it matters: Council members said the new local law is a municipal revenue tool that can be applied to visitors and hospitality-related receipts; a SEQ negative declaration indicates the council found no significant environmental impact for the measure as presented at the hearing.
What the council said: During the hearing and the adoption sequence, speakers ran through procedural checks and stated that the SEQ review returned no significant impacts. There was no detailed budget breakdown or ordinance number provided in the transcript; implementation details and effective dates beyond the adoption motion were not specified on the record.
Next steps: The transcript records the adoption vote but does not specify an effective date or ordinance citation. The council did not provide a full fiscal impact analysis in the recorded discussion; those details would typically follow in municipal filings and the city clerk's office.
