Board of Trustees Work Session

Croton moves toward red light cameras and a tax on short-term rentals

Name: Croton moves toward red light cameras and a tax on short-term rentals
Uploaded: 2025-12-04T19:00:00-05:00
Duration: 2 h 34 min 1 s
Description: At its December work session the Board of Trustees worked through two home rule laws the village asked Albany for — one allowing red light cameras at up to three intersections, one extending the hotel tax to short-term rentals — and also advanced occupational housing preferences, a one-committee-per-resident rule and a $100,000 state grant aimed at a new senior bus.

Dec 4, 2025 21802 words transcribed

At its December work session the Board of Trustees worked through two home rule laws the village asked Albany for — one allowing red light cameras at up to three intersections, one extending the hotel tax to short-term rentals — and also advanced occupational housing preferences, a one-committee-per-resident rule and a $100,000 state grant aimed at a new senior bus.

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Chapters

0:04 Discussion on undertaking a Budget Priorities Survey in advance of the 2026-2027 Budget. transcript →

32:23 Discussion on implementing occupational preferences for affordable housing. transcript →

49:54 Discussion on Home Rule Legislation enacted by the Governor. transcript →

77:24 Final review of Board & Committee Guidelines document. transcript →

137:19 Update from the Village Manager on state funding received for capital projects. transcript →

Key Actions & Decisions

● Village Manager Bryan Healy said the village is authorized for red light cameras at up to three intersections; the board asked the Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee to rank the police chief's suggested locations before a local law is drafted.

● The board directed Healy to prepare a local law imposing the hotel and motel tax, which state law now extends to short-term rentals; Healy put the rate at 3 percent, with stays over 90 days exempt.

● Trustees gave consensus to draft affordable-housing preferences for veterans and for emergency-service and medical workers; Mayor Brian Pugh asked that school district employees be included in the referral to Westchester County.

● The board agreed that no resident may be appointed to more than one advisory committee after June 1, 2026, and set Jan. 7 as the target date to adopt the committee guidelines.

● Healy said a $100,000 CREST award from Sen. Pete Harckham would most likely go toward a roughly $150,000 replacement senior bus; the board gave consensus rather than a formal motion.