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Topeka governing body adopts charter ordinance to capture transient-guest tax increment at Hotel Topeka
Summary
The governing body approved a charter ordinance that directs the increment of transient-guest tax at Hotel Topeka above a 2025 baseline to the city to help recoup acquisition, operating and capital costs; council approved the measure after debate about the timeline and funding mix.
The Topeka governing body on Sept. 16 approved a charter ordinance that establishes an 8% transient-guest tax at Hotel Topeka and directs the portion of tax revenue that exceeds a 2025 baseline year to the city to recoup costs related to the hotel acquisition, operations and capital work.
Deputy City Manager Braxton Copley, who led the presentation, said the ordinance keeps the hotel’s baseline transient-guest-tax (TGT) proceeds flowing to Visit Topeka and the city at current splits for 2025, and channels the increment above that baseline to the city. “This item basically establishes an 8% transient-guest tax at Hotel Topeka... The increment above the base year is what will go…
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