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Orange County Council adopts vendor fee ordinance, approves manufacturing abatement and two small appropriations
Summary
At its May 16 meeting the Orange County Council approved Ordinance 2026-02 to charge for-profit vendors $25/day to tap county electricity on the Paoli courthouse square, approved a CF-1 tax abatement for Elliot’s Manufacturing, and voted to grant two additional appropriations for grant writing and printing.
The Orange County Council on May 16 adopted Ordinance 2026-02, approved a tax abatement for a local manufacturer and approved two additional appropriations during a meeting that also heard a tourism presentation and routine departmental reports.
The ordinance approved by the council imposes a $25-per-day fee on for-profit vendors that hook into county electricity on the Paoli courthouse square. A council member who introduced the ordinance said the fee would be collected by the county health department as drafted; council members discussed whether the revenue should instead be returned to the county general fund or split, but the ordinance was adopted after a motion and second by voice vote. The council acknowledged state law requires vendors to have generators if so specified; the ordinance requires advance payment when a vendor connects to county power. The council did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript; adoption was confirmed by voice vote and signing noted at the meeting.
Council members also voted to approve a CF-1 tax abatement for Elliot’s Manufacturing. According to the paperwork presented at the meeting, Elliot’s currently reports 14 employees after expanding from seven; the presenter cited an average wage of around $23 per hour. The council made and seconded a motion to approve the abatement paperwork; the motion passed by voice vote. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally.
In other business the council approved two additional appropriations: $11,000 for professional services described as grant-writing support (contract noted to run roughly February–December) and $400 for printing. Both appropriations were approved by motion and voice vote.
The meeting record shows these votes were taken by motion and voice vote; the transcript does not include a roll-call count for any of the actions, and the exact numbers of council members voting yes or no were not specified in the transcript. The chair indicated the minutes and other routine items were handled at the start of the meeting, and the session concluded after general reports and audience items.
Next steps: the ordinance text and the signed abatement paperwork will be retained in county records; the council said it would clarify fund accounting for vendor fee receipts at a future meeting.
