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Legislators adopt local changes to hotel‑occupancy tax to include short‑term rentals; hearing set before final adoption
Summary
The committee scheduled a public hearing and then approved a local law updating the county's hotel‑occupancy tax to conform with recent state law, adding enforcement provisions and language to cover short‑term rentals and strengthen collection.
The Budget, Capital and Personnel Committee voted Aug. 14 to schedule a public hearing and subsequently adopted revisions to Tompkins County's hotel‑occupancy tax that update the local law to conform with recent state changes and to extend collection and enforcement to short‑term rentals.
Nick (county staff) told legislators the update "make[s] it conform with the new…
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