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Council waives timely-reporting penalty, authorizes HOT payments to Elgin Chamber after transition hiccup
Summary
Council voted to authorize payment of first-half hotel-occupancy-tax funds to the Elgin Chamber of Commerce despite late quarterly reports; staff said the chamber experienced a leadership transition and has since submitted required materials.
Elgin City Council on Sept. 16 authorized payment of hotel-occupancy-tax (HOT) quarterly funds to the Elgin Chamber of Commerce after staff presented a request to waive the contract's timeliness requirement. The funding agreement requires quarterly reports and invoices be submitted to the city secretary within 15 days after the close of each quarter; council considered whether to forfeit the first two quarter payments because the reports were late.
Chamber representatives acknowledged a presidential transition earlier in the…
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