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Council adopts substitute lodging-tax ordinance; tourism improvement district continued

2557551 · March 12, 2025
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Summary

Mobile City Council substituted and approved Ordinance 34004, which amends the city lodging-tax provisions, and voted 6-0 to determine continuation of the Mobile Tourism Improvement District; Mayor William S. Stimpson and council members said the lodging tax is paid by hotel guests, not by residents who do not stay in hotels.

The Mobile City Council on March 11 approved a substituted version of Ordinance 34004, an amendment to Article 6 of Chapter 34 (lodging tax) of the City Code. Council members moved the substitute onto the agenda, voted to substitute the version on file in the clerk’s office and then approved the substituted ordinance.

Council also voted on Resolution 15005 to determine whether the Mobile Tourism Improvement District should be…

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