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Council committee adopts state short‑term rental definition in hotel tax amendment; ordinance moved to final readings
Summary
City administration amended ordinance 25‑22 to adopt the State Senate bill definition of short‑term rental for hotel/motel excise tax purposes; committee voted unanimously to place the ordinance on third reading and for final passage.
The Local Government and Community Services Committee voted to place ordinance 25‑22 on third reading and for final passage after administration proposed aligning the city’s hotel and motel excise tax code with a state legislative definition of short‑term rental.
City administration told the committee the amendment replaces the local definition with the definition used in the Ohio Senate Bill cited in the presentation so the city would be consistent with likely state law. The administration said the change was intended solely for excise tax purposes and to clarify who is required to file the tax return.
The state definition read into the record by the administration states that a short‑term rental property is a house, apartment, condominium, cooperative unit, cabin, cottage, bungalow or one or more rooms offered to transients or travelers for a fee for a period of 30 days or less, and that rentals for less than 24 hours are not permitted under that definition. The amendment was described as providing clearer direction on taxation and taxpayer responsibility.
Action taken: A council member moved to place ordinance 25‑22 on third reading and for final passage; the motion passed unanimously in committee as recorded in the meeting minutes.
What’s next: The ordinance will appear on the council floor for final consideration. If adopted, the city’s hotel/motel tax code will use the state definition of short‑term rental for excise tax administration.
