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Council briefed on ordinance to move cigarette-tax administration to commissioner of the revenue
Summary
City staff asked council to update the city code so administration and oversight of the local cigarette tax is handled by the commissioner of the revenue rather than the director of finance; staff said the change reflects current practice and would be scheduled for adoption at a future council meeting.
City staff told Roanoke City Council they will present an ordinance to amend Article 8, Chapter 32 of the city code to transfer responsibility for administering the local cigarette tax from the director of finance to the commissioner of the revenue.
David Collins, speaking for the city attorney’s office, said the change is intended to update the code to match current practice: the commissioner of the revenue’s office already handles field investigations, seizures and business…
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