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Council holds hotel-occupancy tax measure as staff and members seek clarity on short-term rentals
Summary
Mount Vernon officials told the council they plan to extend a proposed hotel-occupancy tax to short-term rentals and are building permit and reporting systems; the council held the Home Rule measure to clarify wording and enforcement.
City officials told the Mount Vernon City Council on Jan. 22 that the city does not currently collect a hotel-occupancy tax and is preparing Home Rule legislation to seek state authorization if the council wishes to proceed.
Director Mack (city official) said the proposed measure would allow the city to collect a hotel-occupancy tax should new hotels open in Mount Vernon and would be written to include short-term rentals commonly advertised on platforms such as Airbnb, VRBO and HomeAway.
“We want…
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