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Cornwall board raises short-term rental fees, reallocates tourism grants and approves year-end administrative items
Summary
The board increased short-term rental fees (registration $250, permit $150), authorized the clerk to administer hotel-occupancy tax, approved small OC tourism grants totaling $4,999.99 and accepted donations of a menorah and nativity set; several contract and personnel items were also approved.
The board approved several administrative and budgetary items in a single motion series. It amended the town fee schedule for short-term rentals, deleting the prior $100 permit and $25 renewal and adopting a $250 registration fee and a $150 permit fee effective immediately to cover increased staff time and registration work.
Supervisor noted the clerk’s office will take on administration and collection of the hotel-occupancy and short-term occupancy tax and that a stipend will be created for the clerk’s office in January to compensate for the added duties.
The board also authorized awards from the Orange County tourism subgrant (total $4,999.99): $960 to the Cornwall Highlands Arts Alliance, $1,000 to the Independence Day Committee and $2,039 to the Chamber of Commerce for specific local events, conditioned on invoice/receipt documentation for reimbursement. The board approved accepting donor-funded holiday decorations — a menorah and a nativity set — for town property.
Other routine approvals included towing-application approvals pending facility inspection, drainage project change orders and Payment Application No. 9, and personnel items such as promotion of Officer Butner to detective effective January 1, 2026.
Next steps: Clerk’s office to implement new fee schedule, process tourism grant reimbursements upon receipt of invoices, and the supervisor to implement stipend and administrative transfers noted during the meeting.
