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Polk County forms committee to review hotel/motel occupancy tax allocations and potential recipients

3099216 · April 23, 2025
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Summary

The court directed staff to compile historical hotel‑occupancy tax recipients and appointed a small committee to recommend a redistribution or reaffirmation of existing allocations, with a focus on tourism‑related projects beginning October 1.

Polk County Commissioners Court on April 22 directed staff to assemble historical records of hotel‑motel occupancy tax distributions and created a committee to review current and past recipients and recommend how occupancy tax (HOT) revenues should be allocated beginning Oct. 1.

County staff said current distributions provide 65% of hotel‑occupancy tax revenue to outside organizations (35% to…

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