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Council votes to notify county of intent to reclaim lodging-tax program; public commenters urge countywide coordination
Summary
Baker City councilors approved a motion to send Baker County notice that the city intends to withdraw from the current Transient Lodging Tax intergovernmental agreement and discussed how an in-house program would change administration and spending rules.
Baker City — Baker City Councilors voted to instruct staff to send a notice to Baker County that the city intends to withdraw from the current Transient Lodging Tax intergovernmental agreement, a move councilors said is intended to give the city more flexibility in how it spends lodging-tax revenue.
City staff told the council the county’s ordinance limits how lodging-tax (TLT) funds can be spent and that, under the county arrangement, the city must annually request funds and is restricted to economic-development uses as defined by the county. Staff said administering the program in-house would allow the city to use up to 5% of TLT revenue for program…
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