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Citrus County TDC approves $135,540 GovOS project to locate uncollected short‑term rental taxes
Summary
The Tourist Development Council voted unanimously to move forward with procurement and a $135,540 budget transfer request to the Board of County Commissioners for GovOS short‑term rental compliance software after staff said the tool could identify roughly $1 million in uncollected lodging taxes.
The Citrus County Tourist Development Council voted unanimously July 22 to begin procurement for a short‑term rental compliance service and to request a $135,540 special‑project budget transfer to pay for the work, staff said.
Staff told the council the software, identified in materials as GovOS, will track listings across dozens of platforms, geo‑validate addresses and provide screenshots and automated notices to owners who appear out of compliance. Terry (last name not specified in the meeting record) and a vendor representative said the system can separate activity by community and identify owners who live outside the county or state.
Staff framed the purchase as an enforcement and revenue‑capture tool. During the briefing they said the county’s tax collections for short‑term rentals are processed by the Florida Department of Revenue and that local officials lack detailed visibility into who is collecting and remitting transient rental taxes across Citrus County. The proposed service would allow staff to identify…
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