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Council approves substitute ordinance to raise hotel‑motel tax to 4% for tourism development
Summary
The council passed a substitute ordinance (No. 5937) to increase the hotel‑motel occupancy tax to 4%, with clarifying language tying permissible uses to tourism and tourism development; Councilmember White recused from the vote.
The Memphis City Council on April 8 approved a substitute ordinance (No. 5937) that increases the hotel‑motel occupancy tax to 4% and clarifies permissible uses of the revenue as restricted to tourism and tourism development.
Chief Gibson, appearing at the request of the sponsoring member, told the council the substitute ordinance adds language that "clarifies that one of the permissible uses for this particular increase is limited to tourism…
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