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Board approves nondisclosure agreement with Civitas as tourism assessment district seeks renewal
Summary
The board authorized a nondisclosure agreement with Civitas Advisors so the firm can analyze transient-occupancy-tax (TOT) records needed to pursue renewal of the tourism assessment district; Civitas told the board it will delete the confidential files after completing the petition count.
Plumas County supervisors on Feb. 11 approved a nondisclosure agreement between the county and Civitas Advisors Inc. so Civitas can receive transient-occupancy‑tax records needed to calculate a weighted petition vote for renewal of the county’s tourism assessment district.
Sharon Robbins Roberts and county staff explained that the TOT breakdown by lodging provider (July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024) is necessary to compute the weighted 51% threshold required for renewal. County counsel added language to ensure Civitas notifies the county if any third party seeks the data and that Civitas delete the records after completing the petition count.
Carson Parsons of Civitas told the board the firm keeps such data “under lock and key” and that, as a matter of practice for this project, the company will delete files from its servers after the petition-count work is complete. The board approved the agreement; staff said the tourism group is paying Civitas for the petition-count work and the county will not release individual proprietary business totals publicly.
