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Board approves Home Rule request to allow town hotel-motel tax of up to 5%
Summary
The board approved a resolution sending a Home Rule request (A.8074 / S.7743) asking the state to authorize the town to impose a hotel and motel occupancy tax of up to 5 percent.
The Town Board voted May 12 to approve a Home Rule resolution requesting state authorization to impose a hotel and motel occupancy tax of up to 5 percent.
Town Attorney Mark C. Taylor presented the resolution to the board, citing Assembly Bill A.8074 and Senate Bill S.7743 as the relevant state legislation to effect the change. Councilman Paul Ruggiero moved approval, Councilman James Politi seconded, and the motion carried 4-0 with one member absent.
The approval recorded at the meeting is the town’s authorization to request state-level action; the town cannot impose the tax until state legislation is enacted. The board’s action forwards the Home Rule request as the town’s formal position to state lawmakers.
