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Votes at a glance: Port Jervis approves appointment, nondiscrimination plan and advances streetscape planning
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Port Jervis Common Council approved several routine and substantive items: the appointment of Todd Kowinski to Tri State Homes Company No. 6, adoption of a Dial‑A‑Ride nondiscrimination plan, payment of city bills totaling $442,538.46, and authorization to solicit design proposals for the Jersey Avenue streetscape project.
The Port Jervis Common Council on Oct. 27 approved a slate of routine and project-related items, including an appointment to a local company board, adoption of a nondiscrimination policy for the city's Dial‑A‑Ride program and steps to advance the Jersey Avenue streetscape project.
In a roll-call vote the council approved the appointment of Todd Kowinski to Tri State Homes Company No. 6. Councilman Jeffrey Rhodes made the motion and Councilwoman Jacqueline Denison seconded. The roll call recorded two "No" votes (Councilman Vicarello and Councilman Nazara) and multiple "Yes" votes; the motion carried.
The council adopted a nondiscrimination plan for the city's Dial‑A‑Ride service that the resolution described as required by federal civil‑rights law. The document will be distributed to city employees and officials covered by the policy, and council members approved the measure on a voice vote; Councilman Colin O'Connell seconded the adoption.
Finance reported bills across the general, water, sewer, capital and trust funds; the clerk‑treasurer noted a total of $442,538.46. Council moved to pay the bills and approved the payment.
The council also passed a resolution authorizing the clerk‑treasurer to petition Orange County and the town of Deer Park for full real property tax exemptions for Port Jervis‑owned parcels used for the city water system, with exemptions to commence in calendar year 2027. The motion, intended to reduce the city's operating costs related to off‑site water infrastructure, carried on a voice vote.
Other approvals included fire department bylaw updates, permission for two temporary liquor vendors at the Christkindlmark and a public assembly permit for the Actors Community Theater Group LLC. All motions noted in the meeting record were approved without recorded abstentions.
The meeting ended after routine business and announcements; the council also publicly acknowledged a $100,000 grant from State Senator Phil Skoufis to support police violence‑prevention training and honored Officer Eric Hunter, who graduated from the Orange County Chiefs Police Academy and will begin field training.
