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The City Council approved an 8-0 home-rule request asking the New York State Legislature to authorize a hotel and motel occupancy tax of up to 3% of room charges. The council also approved school violence prevention and cybersecurity agreements, a zoning map amendment, budget changes, and funding for a transportation study.
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The council did not impose the hotel tax directly; it asked the state legislature to authorize Batavia to do so, with revenues intended for tourism, economic development, planning, and community improvements. The council approved a partnership with the Batavia City School District for a school violence prevention program and a three-year agreement for free advanced cybersecurity monitoring. It also approved a five-year Lexipol policy-management agreement funded through $8,801.30 in transfers from general, sewer, and water fund contingencies, plus $6,700 for an update to the Central Corridor transportation study.
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