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Council discusses up to 3% lodging tax, special-account allocation and short-term rental rules
Summary
Council reviewed a draft lodging-tax chapter that would permit up to a 3% lodging tax, segregate revenue for arts and entertainment, and asked administration to return with options and definitions for regulating short-term rentals.
Painesville City Council discussed a proposed lodging-tax chapter and next steps for regulating short-term rentals at the April 22 meeting, but took no final vote.
Administration presented a draft chapter (proposed local chapter 194) that would authorize the city to levy a lodging tax up to 3 percent and segregate proceeds into a special account restricted to arts and entertainment uses as determined by council or through the budget process. Staff said the administration's…
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